Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Northern Africa (UNSDG)
Northern Africa (UNSDG): Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 14.25 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Northern Africa (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Northern Africa (UNSDG) recorded 14.25 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Northern Africa (UNSDG) peaked at 14.25 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.02, in 2000.
Northern Africa (UNSDG) ranks 36th of 156 groups on this measure, 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 (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.02 | — |
| 2001 | 8.26 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 8.45 | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 8.67 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 8.88 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 9.07 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 9.24 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 9.42 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 9.63 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 9.84 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 10.01 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 10.28 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 10.54 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 10.8 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 11.13 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 11.45 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 11.79 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 12.19 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 12.61 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 13.01 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 13.46 | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 13.86 | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 14.25 | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.95 | 8.02 | 9.84 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.38 | 10.01 | 13.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.85 | 13.46 | 14.25 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa (UNSDG)
- 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
- 39 Uruguay 17.75 compare
More health data for Northern Africa (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -6.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 5,206 (2100)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 16.4 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 56,320 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 6.68 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 9.79 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 93,975 (2024)
- Child deaths 37,655 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.501 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 18,777 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Northern Africa (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Northern Africa (UNSDG) was 14.25 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Northern Africa (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 14.25 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Northern Africa (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.02 in 2000.
- How does Northern Africa (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Northern Africa (UNSDG) ranks 36th 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 (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern 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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