Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in (SDGRC) Central Africa
(SDGRC) Central Africa: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 4 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in (SDGRC) Central Africa, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in (SDGRC) Central Africa is 4, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 81.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in (SDGRC) Central Africa peaked at 4 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.12, in 2000.
That places (SDGRC) Central Africa 130th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom 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 (SDGRC) Central Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.12 | — |
| 2001 | 1.22 | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 1.31 | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 1.41 | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 1.43 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 1.53 | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 1.62 | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 1.73 | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 1.83 | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 1.9 | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 2 | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 2.11 | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 2.21 | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 2.29 | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 2.4 | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 2.56 | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 2.7 | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 2.86 | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 3.06 | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 3.24 | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 3.48 | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 3.7 | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 4 | +7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.51 | 1.12 | 1.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.54 | 2 | 3.24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.73 | 3.48 | 4 | 3 |
Countries ranked near (SDGRC) Central Africa
More health data for (SDGRC) Central Africa
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 3,121 (2100)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.3661 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 19,461 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 18,515 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 34,456 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 13,047 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 66,018 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 28,042 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 14,995 (2024)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 11.94 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in (SDGRC) Central Africa?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in (SDGRC) Central Africa was 4 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in (SDGRC) Central Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in (SDGRC) Central Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.12 in 2000.
- How does (SDGRC) Central Africa rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- (SDGRC) Central Africa ranks 130th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in (SDGRC) Central Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this (SDGRC) Central Africa 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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