Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Senegal
Senegal: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 8.48 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
8.48
Change on year
up 4.8%
World rank
186th
of 193 countries
All-time high
8.48
in 2022
All-time low
2.6
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Senegal, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Senegal stood at 8.48. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 51.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Senegal peaked at 8.48 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.6, in 1990.
That places Senegal 186th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.6 | — |
| 1991 | 2.69 | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 2.79 | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 2.89 | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 2.99 | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 3.1 | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 3.22 | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 3.35 | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 3.48 | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 3.61 | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 3.76 | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 3.91 | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 4.07 | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 4.23 | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 4.39 | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 4.55 | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 4.71 | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 4.87 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 5.02 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 5.17 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 5.31 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 5.45 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 5.61 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 5.79 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 5.98 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 6.2 | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 6.45 | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 6.73 | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 7.03 | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 7.36 | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 7.71 | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 8.09 | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 8.48 | +4.8% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 8.48 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.63, 54% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 8.48 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.8, 66% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.07 | 2.6 | 3.61 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.47 | 3.76 | 5.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.19 | 5.31 | 7.36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.09 | 7.71 | 8.48 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Senegal?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Senegal was 8.48 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 8.48 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6 in 1990.
- How does Senegal rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Senegal ranks 186th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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