Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in África Oriental y Meridional
África Oriental y Meridional: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 3.32 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in África Oriental y Meridional, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in África Oriental y Meridional is 3.32, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.9% on the previous year and up 60.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in África Oriental y Meridional peaked at 3.32 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.01, in 2000.
África Oriental y Meridional ranks 144th of 156 groups on this measure, 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 Oriental y Meridional, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.01 | — |
| 2001 | 1.13 | +12.4% |
| 2002 | 1.21 | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 1.31 | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 1.44 | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 1.54 | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 1.64 | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 1.74 | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 1.83 | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 1.9 | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 1.97 | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 2.02 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 2.07 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 2.15 | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 2.21 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 2.29 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 2.36 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 2.47 | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 2.61 | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 2.76 | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 2.92 | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 3.1 | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 3.32 | +6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.47 | 1.01 | 1.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.29 | 1.97 | 2.76 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.12 | 2.92 | 3.32 | 3 |
Countries ranked near África Oriental y Meridional
More health data for África Oriental y Meridional
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -5.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 24,140 (2100)
- Child deaths 254,739 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 14.91 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 545,560 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 290,821 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 28.13 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 13.43 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4619 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 142,488 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in África Oriental y Meridional?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in África Oriental y Meridional was 3.32 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in África Oriental y Meridional?
- The highest recorded value was 3.32 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in África Oriental y Meridional?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 in 2000.
- How does África Oriental y Meridional rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- África Oriental y Meridional ranks 144th 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 Oriental y Meridional?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this África Oriental y Meridional 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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