Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD)
Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD): Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 6.81 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) recorded 6.81 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 4.5% on the previous year and up 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) peaked at 6.81 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.64, in 2000.
That places Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) 84th 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 Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.64 | — |
| 2001 | 3.75 | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 3.85 | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 3.95 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 4.05 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 4.13 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 4.22 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 4.3 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 4.39 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 4.48 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 4.52 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 4.63 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 4.73 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 4.84 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 4.98 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 5.13 | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 5.29 | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 5.51 | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 5.75 | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 5.99 | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 6.26 | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 6.51 | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 6.81 | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.08 | 3.64 | 4.48 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.14 | 4.52 | 5.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.53 | 6.26 | 6.81 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD)
More health data for Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.3701 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 133,525 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 170,974 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 245,204 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 108,425 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 524,603 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 220,104 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 111,679 (2024)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 19.39 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 10.31 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD)?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) was 6.81 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.81 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.64 in 2000.
- How does Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) ranks 84th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) 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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