Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Africa (UNSDG)
Africa (UNSDG): Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 5.27 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Africa (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Africa (UNSDG) recorded 5.27 for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 49.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Africa (UNSDG) peaked at 5.27 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.47, in 2000.
That places Africa (UNSDG) 96th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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 children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Africa (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.47 | — |
| 2001 | 2.59 | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 2.67 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 2.77 | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 2.88 | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 2.96 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 3.05 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 3.14 | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 3.22 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 3.31 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 3.36 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 3.44 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 3.52 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 3.61 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 3.72 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 3.84 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 3.96 | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 4.14 | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 4.34 | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 4.54 | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 4.77 | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 5 | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 5.27 | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.91 | 2.47 | 3.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.85 | 3.36 | 4.54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.01 | 4.77 | 5.27 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Africa (UNSDG)
More health data for Africa (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 52,055 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 36.19 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 15.51 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 10.56 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 14.27 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 8.85 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 13.89 (2020)
- Weight-for-height <-2 SD 5.4 (2024)
- Weight-for-height <-3 SD 1.3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Africa (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Africa (UNSDG) was 5.27 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Africa (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.27 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Africa (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.47 in 2000.
- How does Africa (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Africa (UNSDG) ranks 96th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Africa (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa (UNSDG) 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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