Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in East African Community (EAC)
East African Community (EAC): Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 3.46 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in East African Community (EAC), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in East African Community (EAC) is 3.46, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.4% on the previous year and up 89.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in East African Community (EAC) peaked at 3.46 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8959, in 2000.
East African Community (EAC) ranks 141st 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 East African Community (EAC), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8959 | — |
| 2001 | 0.9924 | +10.8% |
| 2002 | 1.03 | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 1.09 | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 1.18 | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 1.25 | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 1.32 | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 1.4 | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 1.48 | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 1.6 | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 1.67 | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 1.75 | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 1.83 | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 1.91 | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 2.02 | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 2.12 | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 2.23 | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 2.38 | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 2.55 | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 2.72 | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 2.95 | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 3.16 | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 3.46 | +9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.22 | 0.8959 | 1.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.12 | 1.67 | 2.72 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.19 | 2.95 | 3.46 | 3 |
Countries ranked near East African Community (EAC)
More health data for East African Community (EAC)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 15,736 (2100)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.3683 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 69,698 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 71,052 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 133,088 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 43,300 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 247,440 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 106,690 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 63,390 (2024)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 9.12 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in East African Community (EAC)?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in East African Community (EAC) was 3.46 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in East African Community (EAC)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.46 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in East African Community (EAC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8959 in 2000.
- How does East African Community (EAC) rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- East African Community (EAC) ranks 141st out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in East African Community (EAC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East African Community (EAC) 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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