Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in (SDGRC) ECA_ECCAS
(SDGRC) ECA_ECCAS: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 4.1 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in (SDGRC) ECA_ECCAS, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
(SDGRC) ECA_ECCAS recorded 4.1 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.
That represents a change of up 6.8% on the previous year and up 79.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in (SDGRC) ECA_ECCAS peaked at 4.1 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.13, in 2000.
(SDGRC) ECA_ECCAS ranks 128th of 156 groups on this measure, 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_ECCAS, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.13 | — |
| 2001 | 1.23 | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 1.31 | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 1.42 | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 1.48 | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 1.58 | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 1.67 | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 1.77 | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 1.86 | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 1.99 | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 2.09 | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 2.18 | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 2.28 | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 2.39 | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 2.52 | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 2.64 | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 2.81 | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 2.99 | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 3.18 | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 3.35 | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 3.61 | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 3.83 | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 4.1 | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.54 | 1.13 | 1.99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.64 | 2.09 | 3.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.85 | 3.61 | 4.1 | 3 |
Countries ranked near (SDGRC) ECA_ECCAS
More health data for (SDGRC) ECA_ECCAS
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 13,070 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 25.78 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 8.65 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 11.69 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 13.67 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 6.71 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 12.21 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in (SDGRC) ECA_ECCAS?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in (SDGRC) ECA_ECCAS was 4.1 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_ECCAS?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_ECCAS?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.13 in 2000.
- How does (SDGRC) ECA_ECCAS rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- (SDGRC) ECA_ECCAS ranks 128th 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_ECCAS?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this (SDGRC) ECA_ECCAS 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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