Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in (SDGRC) ECA_COMESA
(SDGRC) ECA_COMESA: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 6.13 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in (SDGRC) ECA_COMESA, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
(SDGRC) ECA_COMESA recorded 6.13 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 4.8% on the previous year and up 48.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in (SDGRC) ECA_COMESA peaked at 6.13 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.33, in 2000.
That places (SDGRC) ECA_COMESA 88th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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 (SDGRC) ECA_COMESA, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.33 | — |
| 2001 | 3.44 | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 3.48 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 3.53 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 3.61 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 3.66 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 3.7 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 3.77 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 3.83 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 3.89 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 3.97 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 4.04 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 4.13 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 4.24 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 4.37 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 4.51 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 4.67 | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 4.87 | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 5.1 | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 5.33 | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 5.6 | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 5.85 | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 6.13 | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.62 | 3.33 | 3.89 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.52 | 3.97 | 5.33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.86 | 5.6 | 6.13 | 3 |
Countries ranked near (SDGRC) ECA_COMESA
More health data for (SDGRC) ECA_COMESA
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 23,734 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 34.63 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 16.09 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 12.43 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 15.73 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 8.23 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 13.85 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in (SDGRC) ECA_COMESA?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in (SDGRC) ECA_COMESA was 6.13 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_COMESA?
- The highest recorded value was 6.13 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_COMESA?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.33 in 2000.
- How does (SDGRC) ECA_COMESA rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- (SDGRC) ECA_COMESA ranks 88th 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) ECA_COMESA?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this (SDGRC) ECA_COMESA 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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