Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Western Africa (UNSDG)
Western Africa (UNSDG): Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 11.32 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Western Africa (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Western Africa (UNSDG) stood at 11.32. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Western Africa (UNSDG) peaked at 11.32 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.32, in 2000.
That places Western Africa (UNSDG) 134th 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 Western Africa (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.32 | — |
| 2001 | 5.55 | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 5.81 | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 6.04 | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 6.31 | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 6.61 | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 6.85 | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 7.1 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 7.33 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 7.57 | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 7.78 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 7.95 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 8.18 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 8.35 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 8.59 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 8.84 | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 9.1 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 9.4 | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 9.76 | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 10.11 | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 10.5 | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 10.93 | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 11.32 | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.45 | 5.32 | 7.57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.81 | 7.78 | 10.11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.92 | 10.5 | 11.32 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa (UNSDG)
More health data for Western Africa (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 14,770 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 32.43 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 11.56 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 9.96 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 4.14 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 12.01 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 14.26 (2020)
- Weight-for-height <-2 SD 6.5 (2024)
- Weight-for-height <-3 SD 1.3 (2024)
- Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn 50.1 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Western Africa (UNSDG)?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Western Africa (UNSDG) was 11.32 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Western Africa (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.32 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Western Africa (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.32 in 2000.
- How does Western Africa (UNSDG) rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Western Africa (UNSDG) ranks 134th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Western Africa (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Africa (UNSDG) 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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