Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Central Africa (African Union)
Central Africa (African Union): Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 4.22 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Central Africa (African Union), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Central Africa (African Union) recorded 4.22 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 7.2% on the previous year and up 78.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Central Africa (African Union) peaked at 4.22 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.18, in 2000.
Central Africa (African Union) ranks 119th 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 Central Africa (African Union), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.18 | — |
| 2001 | 1.29 | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 1.37 | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 1.48 | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 1.54 | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 1.64 | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 1.73 | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 1.84 | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 1.93 | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 2.07 | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 2.17 | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 2.27 | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 2.37 | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 2.46 | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 2.61 | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 2.73 | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 2.91 | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 3.08 | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 3.28 | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 3.46 | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 3.73 | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 3.93 | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 4.22 | +7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.61 | 1.18 | 2.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.74 | 2.17 | 3.46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.96 | 3.73 | 4.22 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Central Africa (African Union)
More health data for Central Africa (African Union)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 10,357 (2100)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.3066 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 53,702 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 55,751 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 103,008 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 38,282 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 197,041 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 87,588 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 49,306 (2024)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 8.39 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Central Africa (African Union)?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Central Africa (African Union) was 4.22 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Central Africa (African Union)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.22 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Central Africa (African Union)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.18 in 2000.
- How does Central Africa (African Union) rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Central Africa (African Union) ranks 119th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Central Africa (African Union)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central Africa (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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