Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 12.21 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
12.21
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
167th
of 193 countries
All-time high
12.21
in 2022
All-time low
5.41
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Sierra Leone, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Sierra Leone stood at 12.21. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Sierra Leone peaked at 12.21 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.41, in 1990.
That places Sierra Leone 167th 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 Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.41 | — |
| 1991 | 5.68 | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 5.97 | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 6.26 | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 6.56 | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 6.87 | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 7.19 | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 7.52 | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 7.85 | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 8.19 | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 8.52 | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 8.85 | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 9.18 | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 9.5 | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 9.8 | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 10.07 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 10.3 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 10.5 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 10.65 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 10.75 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 10.81 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 10.85 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 10.88 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 10.92 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 10.98 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 11.07 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 11.19 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 11.32 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 11.48 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 11.64 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 11.82 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 12.01 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 12.21 | +1.7% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 12.21 is above the median for low income countries, which is 12.21, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 12.21 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.8, 95% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.75 | 5.41 | 8.19 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.81 | 8.52 | 10.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.11 | 10.81 | 11.64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.01 | 11.82 | 12.21 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 165 Guinea-Bissau 12.53 compare
- 165 Guinea 12.53 compare
- 168 Uganda 12.01 compare
- 169 Togo 11.71 compare
- 170 Kyrgyzstan 11.51 compare
More health data for Sierra Leone
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.34 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,199 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,209 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 38 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6447 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.6611 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Sierra Leone?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Sierra Leone was 12.21 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 12.21 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.41 in 1990.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Sierra Leone ranks 167th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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