Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS
(SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 12.06 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS is 12.06, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS peaked at 12.06 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.67, in 2000.
That places (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS 95th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.67 | — |
| 2001 | 5.05 | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 5.36 | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 5.75 | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 6.14 | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 6.45 | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 6.83 | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 7.14 | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 7.44 | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 7.72 | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 8.01 | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 8.28 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 8.56 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 8.77 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 9.06 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 9.35 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 9.7 | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 9.99 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 10.38 | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 10.76 | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 11.15 | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 11.6 | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 12.06 | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.25 | 4.67 | 7.72 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.29 | 8.01 | 10.76 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.6 | 11.15 | 12.06 | 3 |
Countries ranked near (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS
- 92 Cyprus 22.94 compare
- 93 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 22.72 compare
- 94 Mauritania 22.69 compare
- 95 Solomon Islands 22.6 compare
- 96 Serbia 22.51 compare
- 97 Israel 22.49 compare
- 98 Estonia 22.16 compare
More health data for (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 11,440 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 33.72 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 9.38 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 11.24 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 4.23 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 11.93 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 13.74 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS was 12.06 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS?
- The highest recorded value was 12.06 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.67 in 2000.
- How does (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS ranks 95th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS 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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