Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)
West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions): Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 12.26 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) stood at 12.26. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 42.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) peaked at 12.26 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.49, in 2000.
That places West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) 123rd 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 West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.49 | — |
| 2001 | 5.73 | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 6 | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 6.26 | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 6.54 | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 6.85 | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 7.11 | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 7.39 | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 7.64 | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 7.91 | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 8.16 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 8.36 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 8.62 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 8.86 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 9.12 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 9.43 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 9.75 | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 10.09 | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 10.49 | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 10.89 | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 11.34 | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 11.82 | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 12.26 | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.69 | 5.49 | 7.91 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.38 | 8.16 | 10.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.81 | 11.34 | 12.26 | 3 |
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More health data for West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 24,625 (2100)
- Child deaths 712,753 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 27.06 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 1.26 million (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 550,053 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 62.68 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 36.62 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.3417 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 134,312 (2024)
All data for West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) was 12.26 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 12.26 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.49 in 2000.
- How does West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 123rd out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.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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