Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 1.71 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
1.71
Change on year
up 7.5%
World rank
188th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.71
in 2022
All-time low
0.31
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Ethiopia, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 1.71 for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.5% on the previous year and up 80.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Ethiopia peaked at 1.71 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.31, in 1990.
That places Ethiopia 188th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.31 | — |
| 1991 | 0.33 | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 0.35 | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 0.37 | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 0.39 | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 0.41 | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 0.43 | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 0.46 | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 0.48 | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 0.51 | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 0.54 | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 0.57 | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 0.6 | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 0.63 | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.66 | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.7 | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 0.73 | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.77 | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8 | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.84 | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.87 | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.91 | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.95 | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.99 | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 1.03 | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 1.09 | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 1.14 | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 1.21 | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 1.29 | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 1.38 | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 1.47 | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 1.59 | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 1.71 | +7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.404 | 0.31 | 0.51 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.684 | 0.54 | 0.84 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 | 0.87 | 1.38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.59 | 1.47 | 1.71 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 185 Nepal 1.91 compare
- 185 Bangladesh 1.91 compare
- 187 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.75 compare
- 189 Mozambique 1.66 compare
- 190 Rwanda 1.61 compare
- 191 Tajikistan 1.56 compare
More health data for Ethiopia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9494 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 744.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 19,997 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 148 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0709 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Ethiopia?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Ethiopia was 1.71 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.71 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.31 in 1990.
- How does Ethiopia rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Ethiopia ranks 188th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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