Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS): Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 4.23 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), 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 West African States (ECOWAS) is 4.23, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 77.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) peaked at 4.23 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.21, in 2000.
That places Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) 114th 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 Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.21 | — |
| 2001 | 1.3 | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 1.41 | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 1.51 | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 1.62 | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 1.72 | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 1.83 | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 1.93 | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 2.04 | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 2.15 | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 2.18 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 2.28 | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 2.38 | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 2.48 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 2.6 | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 2.72 | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 2.85 | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 3.04 | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 3.25 | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 3.46 | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 3.69 | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 3.93 | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 4.23 | +7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.67 | 1.21 | 2.15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.72 | 2.18 | 3.46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.95 | 3.69 | 4.23 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
More health data for Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 14,567 (2100)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.361 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 64,097 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 115,440 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 123,911 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 72,800 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 312,151 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 132,614 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 59,814 (2024)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 12.06 (2022)
All data for Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was 4.23 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 West African States (ECOWAS)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.23 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.21 in 2000.
- How does Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) ranks 114th 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 West African States (ECOWAS)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) 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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