Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Middle Africa (UNSDG)
Middle Africa (UNSDG): Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 4.38 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Middle Africa (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Middle Africa (UNSDG) recorded 4.38 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 6.9% on the previous year and up 79.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Middle Africa (UNSDG) peaked at 4.38 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.22, in 2000.
Middle Africa (UNSDG) ranks 111th of 156 groups on this measure, 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 Middle Africa (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.22 | — |
| 2001 | 1.32 | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 1.42 | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 1.52 | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 1.59 | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 1.69 | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 1.79 | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 1.9 | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 2 | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 2.13 | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 2.23 | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 2.34 | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 2.44 | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 2.55 | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 2.7 | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 2.82 | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 3 | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 3.19 | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 3.39 | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 3.59 | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 3.87 | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 4.1 | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 4.38 | +6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.66 | 1.22 | 2.13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.83 | 2.23 | 3.59 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.11 | 3.87 | 4.38 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa (UNSDG)
More health data for Middle Africa (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 12,128 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 26.87 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 9.17 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 11.66 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 14.34 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 6.69 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 12.21 (2020)
- Weight-for-height <-2 SD 5.5 (2024)
- Weight-for-height <-3 SD 1.6 (2024)
- Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn 39.2 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Middle Africa (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Middle Africa (UNSDG) was 4.38 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Middle Africa (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.38 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Middle Africa (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.22 in 2000.
- How does Middle Africa (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Middle Africa (UNSDG) ranks 111th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Middle Africa (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle Africa (UNSDG) 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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