Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in African Union
African Union: 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 African Union, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
African Union 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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 African Union peaked at 5.27 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.47, in 2000.
That places African Union 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 African Union, 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 African Union
More health data for African Union
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 52,068 (2100)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.3905 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 442,565 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 245,493 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 1.04 million (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 307,417 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 290,076 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 197,072 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 535,569 (2024)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 14.27 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in African Union?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in African Union 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 African Union?
- 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 African Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.47 in 2000.
- How does African Union rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- African Union 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 African Union?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this African Union 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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