Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG)
Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG): Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 14.47 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG) stood at 14.47. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG) peaked at 14.47 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.95, in 2000.
That places Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG) 34th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top 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 Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.95 | — |
| 2001 | 7.2 | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 7.44 | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 7.69 | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 7.94 | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 8.2 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 8.47 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 8.74 | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 9.01 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 9.3 | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 9.57 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 9.88 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 10.19 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 10.53 | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 10.92 | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 11.27 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 11.68 | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 12.13 | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 12.59 | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 13.06 | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 13.55 | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 14.02 | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 14.47 | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.09 | 6.95 | 9.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.18 | 9.57 | 13.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.01 | 13.55 | 14.47 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG)
- 31 Lebanon 18.58 compare
- 32 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 18.55 compare
- 33 Dominica 18.51 compare
- 34 Suriname 18.16 compare
- 35 Saudi Arabia 18.12 compare
- 36 Seychelles 18.11 compare
- 37 Jordan 17.78 compare
- 37 New Zealand 17.78 compare
More health data for Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -11.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 10,884 (2100)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 148,273 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 8.31 (2024)
- Child deaths 52,963 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 12.97 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 4.7 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 95,310 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5151 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 49,171 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG) was 14.47 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 14.47 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.95 in 2000.
- How does Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG) ranks 34th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Africa and Western Asia (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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