Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS)
Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS): Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 4.1 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) is 4.1, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.8% on the previous year and up 79.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) peaked at 4.1 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.13, in 2000.
Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) ranks 128th 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 Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.13 | — |
| 2001 | 1.23 | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 1.31 | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 1.42 | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 1.48 | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 1.58 | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 1.67 | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 1.77 | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 1.86 | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 1.99 | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 2.09 | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 2.18 | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 2.28 | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 2.39 | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 2.52 | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 2.64 | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 2.81 | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 2.99 | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 3.18 | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 3.35 | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 3.61 | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 3.83 | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 4.1 | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.54 | 1.13 | 1.99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.64 | 2.09 | 3.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.85 | 3.61 | 4.1 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS)
More health data for Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 13,070 (2100)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.3177 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 64,492 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 63,976 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 122,658 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 43,511 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 230,145 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 101,677 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 58,166 (2024)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 8.65 (2022)
All data for Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS)?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) was 4.1 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.13 in 2000.
- How does Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) ranks 128th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) 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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