Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Sub-Saharan Africa (World Bank regions)
Sub-Saharan Africa (World Bank regions): Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 11.33 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Sub-Saharan Africa (World Bank regions), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Sub-Saharan Africa (World Bank regions) stood at 11.33. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Sub-Saharan Africa (World Bank regions) peaked at 11.33 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.36, in 2000.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (World Bank regions) 132nd out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Sub-Saharan Africa (World Bank regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.36 | — |
| 2001 | 5.61 | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 5.89 | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 6.17 | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 6.45 | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 6.73 | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 7 | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 7.26 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 7.48 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 7.71 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 7.9 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 8.08 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 8.3 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 8.48 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 8.71 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 8.94 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 9.2 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 9.5 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 9.82 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 10.15 | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 10.54 | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 10.95 | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 11.33 | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.57 | 5.36 | 7.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.91 | 7.9 | 10.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.94 | 10.54 | 11.33 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (World Bank regions)
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa (World Bank regions)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 48,702 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 29.91 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 11.44 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 12.16 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 3.76 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 9.56 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 13.89 (2020)
- Weight-for-height <-2 SD 5.9 (2024)
- Weight-for-height <-3 SD 1.3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Sub-Saharan Africa (World Bank regions)?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Sub-Saharan Africa (World Bank regions) was 11.33 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (World Bank regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.33 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (World Bank regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.36 in 2000.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (World Bank regions) rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (World Bank regions) ranks 132nd out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (World Bank regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (World Bank regions) 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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