Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel
(SDGRC) ECA_Sahel: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 11.49 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel stood at 11.49. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel peaked at 11.49 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.34, in 2000.
(SDGRC) ECA_Sahel ranks 104th of 156 groups on this measure, 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_Sahel, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.34 | — |
| 2001 | 4.69 | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 5 | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 5.36 | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 5.73 | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 6.03 | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 6.38 | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 6.68 | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 6.97 | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 7.26 | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 7.54 | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 7.81 | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 8.07 | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 8.29 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 8.56 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 8.85 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 9.2 | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 9.48 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 9.84 | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 10.21 | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 10.58 | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 11.04 | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 11.49 | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.84 | 4.34 | 7.26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.79 | 7.54 | 10.21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.04 | 10.58 | 11.49 | 3 |
Countries ranked near (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel
More health data for (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 13,231 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 32.12 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 10.77 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 10.63 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 3.74 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 12.69 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 13.8 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel was 11.49 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel?
- The highest recorded value was 11.49 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.34 in 2000.
- How does (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel ranks 104th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel 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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