Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD
(SDGRC) ECA_IGAD: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 8.42 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD stood at 8.42. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is 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 (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD peaked at 8.42 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.87, in 2000.
That places (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD 142nd 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.
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in (SDGRC) ECA_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 |
Countries ranked near (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD
More health data for (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 10,616 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 23.22 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 18.32 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 9.47 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 3.32 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 11.37 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 14.59 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD was 8.42 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD?
- The highest recorded value was 8.42 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.87 in 2000.
- How does (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD ranks 142nd out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this (SDGRC) ECA_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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