Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)
Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD): Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 8.42 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) recorded 8.42 for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 58.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) peaked at 8.42 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.87, in 2000.
Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) ranks 142nd of 156 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.87 | — |
| 2001 | 3.05 | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 3.23 | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 3.44 | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 3.65 | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 3.82 | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 4.06 | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 4.27 | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 4.45 | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 4.68 | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 4.89 | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 5.1 | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 5.32 | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 5.54 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 5.8 | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 6.04 | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 6.33 | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 6.64 | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 6.97 | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 7.28 | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 7.66 | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 8.02 | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 8.42 | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.75 | 2.87 | 4.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.99 | 4.89 | 7.28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.03 | 7.66 | 8.42 | 3 |
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More health data for Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4752 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 83,439 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 51,679 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 147,567 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 31,708 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 230,954 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 95,836 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 64,128 (2024)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 18.32 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 11.37 (2022)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) was 8.42 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.42 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.87 in 2000.
- How does Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) ranks 142nd out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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