Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in (SDGRC) ECA_EAC
(SDGRC) ECA_EAC: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 3.46 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in (SDGRC) ECA_EAC, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in (SDGRC) ECA_EAC is 3.46, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 9.4% on the previous year and up 89.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in (SDGRC) ECA_EAC peaked at 3.46 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8959, in 2000.
That places (SDGRC) ECA_EAC 141st 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) ECA_EAC, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8959 | — |
| 2001 | 0.9924 | +10.8% |
| 2002 | 1.03 | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 1.09 | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 1.18 | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 1.25 | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 1.32 | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 1.4 | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 1.48 | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 1.6 | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 1.67 | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 1.75 | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 1.83 | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 1.91 | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 2.02 | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 2.12 | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 2.23 | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 2.38 | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 2.55 | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 2.72 | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 2.95 | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 3.16 | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 3.46 | +9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.22 | 0.8959 | 1.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.12 | 1.67 | 2.72 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.19 | 2.95 | 3.46 | 3 |
Countries ranked near (SDGRC) ECA_EAC
More health data for (SDGRC) ECA_EAC
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 14,706 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 26.37 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 9.12 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 12 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 11.55 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 7.2 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 11.31 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in (SDGRC) ECA_EAC?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in (SDGRC) ECA_EAC was 3.46 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_EAC?
- The highest recorded value was 3.46 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_EAC?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8959 in 2000.
- How does (SDGRC) ECA_EAC rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- (SDGRC) ECA_EAC ranks 141st 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_EAC?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this (SDGRC) ECA_EAC 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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