Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Africa (WHO regions)
Africa (WHO regions): Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 3.98 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Africa (WHO regions), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Africa (WHO regions) recorded 3.98 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.
The figure is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 64.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Africa (WHO regions) peaked at 3.98 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.35, in 2000.
Africa (WHO regions) ranks 131st 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 Africa (WHO regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.35 | — |
| 2001 | 1.46 | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 1.55 | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 1.64 | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 1.76 | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 1.85 | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 1.95 | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 2.05 | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 2.13 | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 2.22 | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 2.28 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 2.35 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 2.42 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 2.51 | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 2.59 | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 2.7 | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 2.8 | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 2.96 | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 3.13 | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 3.31 | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 3.51 | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 3.72 | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 3.98 | +7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.8 | 1.35 | 2.22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7 | 2.28 | 3.31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.74 | 3.51 | 3.98 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Africa (WHO regions)
More health data for Africa (WHO regions)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -2.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 46,408 (2100)
- Child deaths 912,105 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 20.6 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 1.70 million (2024)
- Child mortality rate 24.72 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 788,826 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 44.81 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 242,744 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 392,831 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Africa (WHO regions)?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Africa (WHO regions) was 3.98 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Africa (WHO regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.98 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Africa (WHO regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.35 in 2000.
- How does Africa (WHO regions) rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Africa (WHO regions) ranks 131st 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 (WHO regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa (WHO regions) 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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