Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Eastern Africa (African Union)
Eastern Africa (African Union): Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 2.96 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Eastern Africa (African Union), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Eastern Africa (African Union) recorded 2.96 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 9.0% on the previous year and up 96.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Eastern Africa (African Union) peaked at 2.96 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7515, in 2000.
Eastern Africa (African Union) ranks 152nd 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 Eastern Africa (African Union), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7515 | — |
| 2001 | 0.8471 | +12.7% |
| 2002 | 0.865 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9083 | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 1 | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 1.05 | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 1.1 | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 1.19 | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 1.25 | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 1.31 | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 1.39 | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 1.45 | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 1.51 | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 1.61 | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 1.68 | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 1.79 | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 1.87 | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 2 | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 2.16 | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 2.33 | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 2.52 | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 2.72 | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 2.96 | +9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.03 | 0.7515 | 1.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.78 | 1.39 | 2.33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.73 | 2.52 | 2.96 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa (African Union)
- 149 Central African Republic 5.03 compare
- 150 Netherlands 4.75 compare
- 151 Namibia 4.65 compare
- 151 Republic of Moldova 4.65 compare
- 153 Uganda 4.62 compare
- 154 Lesotho 4.61 compare
- 155 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 4.6 compare
More health data for Eastern Africa (African Union)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 16,377 (2100)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4757 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 99,009 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 78,391 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 177,529 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 44,051 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 299,971 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 122,571 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 78,520 (2024)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 8.69 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Eastern Africa (African Union)?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Eastern Africa (African Union) was 2.96 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Eastern Africa (African Union)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.96 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Eastern Africa (African Union)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7515 in 2000.
- How does Eastern Africa (African Union) rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Eastern Africa (African Union) ranks 152nd out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Eastern Africa (African Union)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern 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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