Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in África Occidental y Central
África Occidental y Central: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 4.2 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in África Occidental y Central, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in África Occidental y Central stood at 4.2. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 77.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in África Occidental y Central peaked at 4.2 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.19, in 2000.
That places África Occidental y Central 121st 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 children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in África Occidental y Central, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.19 | — |
| 2001 | 1.28 | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 1.38 | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 1.48 | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 1.58 | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 1.68 | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 1.79 | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 1.89 | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 1.99 | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 2.11 | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 2.16 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 2.27 | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 2.36 | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 2.46 | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 2.58 | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 2.71 | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 2.85 | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 3.04 | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 3.24 | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 3.44 | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 3.68 | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 3.91 | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 4.2 | +7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.64 | 1.19 | 2.11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.71 | 2.16 | 3.44 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.93 | 3.68 | 4.2 | 3 |
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More health data for África Occidental y Central
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 24,625 (2100)
- Child deaths 712,753 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 27.06 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 1.26 million (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 550,053 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 62.68 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 36.62 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.3417 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 134,312 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in África Occidental y Central?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in África Occidental y Central was 4.2 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in África Occidental y Central?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in África Occidental y Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.19 in 2000.
- How does África Occidental y Central rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- África Occidental y Central ranks 121st out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in África Occidental y Central?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this África Occidental y Central data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 standard deviations above the median (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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