Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Western Africa (UNSDG)
Western Africa (UNSDG): Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 11.56 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Western Africa (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Western Africa (UNSDG) recorded 11.56 for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Western Africa (UNSDG) peaked at 11.56 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.4, in 2000.
Western Africa (UNSDG) ranks 102nd 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 Western Africa (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.4 | — |
| 2001 | 4.75 | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 5.06 | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 5.42 | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 5.79 | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 6.1 | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 6.45 | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 6.76 | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 7.05 | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 7.33 | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 7.62 | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 7.87 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 8.14 | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 8.35 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 8.63 | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 8.92 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 9.26 | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 9.55 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 9.92 | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 10.29 | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 10.67 | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 11.12 | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 11.56 | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.91 | 4.4 | 7.33 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.86 | 7.62 | 10.29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.12 | 10.67 | 11.56 | 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 underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 9.96 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 11.32 (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 prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Western Africa (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Western Africa (UNSDG) was 11.56 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Western Africa (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.56 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Western Africa (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4 in 2000.
- How does Western Africa (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Western Africa (UNSDG) ranks 102nd out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Western Africa (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.1%. 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 Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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