Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD
(SDGRC) ECA_IGAD: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 3.32 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD stood at 3.32. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 8.7% on the previous year and up 99.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD peaked at 3.32 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8431, in 2000.
(SDGRC) ECA_IGAD ranks 145th 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_IGAD, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8431 | — |
| 2001 | 0.9408 | +11.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9626 | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 1 | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 1.11 | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 1.16 | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 1.23 | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 1.31 | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 1.39 | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 1.44 | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 1.54 | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 1.59 | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 1.67 | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 1.77 | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 1.86 | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 1.98 | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 2.08 | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 2.23 | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 2.41 | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 2.6 | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 2.82 | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 3.05 | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 3.32 | +8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.14 | 0.8431 | 1.44 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.97 | 1.54 | 2.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.06 | 2.82 | 3.32 | 3 |
Countries ranked near (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD
- 142 Mali 5.49 compare
- 143 South Sudan 5.48 compare
- 144 Benin 5.43 compare
- 145 Gabon 5.37 compare
- 146 Côte d'Ivoire 5.35 compare
- 147 Zambia 5.17 compare
- 148 Equatorial Guinea 5.05 compare
More health data for (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 10,616 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 23.22 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 8.42 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 18.32 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 9.47 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 11.37 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 14.59 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD was 3.32 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD?
- The highest recorded value was 3.32 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8431 in 2000.
- How does (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD ranks 145th 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_IGAD?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD 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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