Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in (SDGRC) Eastern Africa
(SDGRC) Eastern Africa: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 2.96 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in (SDGRC) Eastern Africa, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
(SDGRC) Eastern Africa recorded 2.96 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 8.8% on the previous year and up 91.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in (SDGRC) Eastern Africa peaked at 2.96 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7735, in 2000.
That places (SDGRC) Eastern Africa 153rd 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) Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7735 | — |
| 2001 | 0.871 | +12.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8963 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.947 | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 1.03 | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 1.08 | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 1.13 | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 1.22 | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 1.28 | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 1.35 | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 1.43 | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 1.49 | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 1.55 | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 1.64 | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 1.72 | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 1.81 | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 1.9 | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 2.04 | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 2.19 | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 2.35 | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 2.54 | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 2.72 | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 2.96 | +8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.06 | 0.7735 | 1.35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.81 | 1.43 | 2.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.74 | 2.54 | 2.96 | 3 |
Countries ranked near (SDGRC) Eastern Africa
- 150 Netherlands 4.75 compare
- 151 Namibia 4.65 compare
- 151 Republic of Moldova 4.65 compare
- 153 Uganda 4.62 compare
- 154 Lesotho 4.61 compare
- 155 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 4.6 compare
- 156 Ukraine 4.55 compare
More health data for (SDGRC) Eastern Africa
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 21,707 (2100)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4061 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 106,470 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 103,982 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 202,350 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 63,352 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 369,684 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 159,232 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 95,880 (2024)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 7.28 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in (SDGRC) Eastern Africa?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in (SDGRC) Eastern Africa was 2.96 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in (SDGRC) Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.96 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in (SDGRC) Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7735 in 2000.
- How does (SDGRC) Eastern Africa rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- (SDGRC) Eastern Africa ranks 153rd 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) Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this (SDGRC) Eastern 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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