Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in (SDGRC) ECA_Land-locked LDCs
(SDGRC) ECA_Land-locked LDCs: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 3.04 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in (SDGRC) ECA_Land-locked LDCs, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in (SDGRC) ECA_Land-locked LDCs stood at 3.04. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.5% on the previous year and up 112.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in (SDGRC) ECA_Land-locked LDCs peaked at 3.04 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.6929, in 2000.
That places (SDGRC) ECA_Land-locked LDCs 151st 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_Land-locked LDCs, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6929 | — |
| 2001 | 0.7815 | +12.8% |
| 2002 | 0.8041 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.8471 | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.934 | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 0.97 | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 1.04 | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 1.11 | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 1.17 | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 1.21 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 1.3 | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 1.37 | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 1.43 | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 1.52 | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 1.58 | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 1.71 | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 1.82 | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 1.98 | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 2.15 | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 2.32 | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 2.54 | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 2.78 | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 3.04 | +9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9562 | 0.6929 | 1.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.72 | 1.3 | 2.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.79 | 2.54 | 3.04 | 3 |
Countries ranked near (SDGRC) ECA_Land-locked LDCs
- 148 Equatorial Guinea 5.05 compare
- 149 Central African Republic 5.03 compare
- 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
More health data for (SDGRC) ECA_Land-locked LDCs
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 13,413 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 18.91 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 6 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 16.75 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 9.33 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 10.49 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 15.56 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in (SDGRC) ECA_Land-locked LDCs?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in (SDGRC) ECA_Land-locked LDCs was 3.04 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_Land-locked LDCs?
- The highest recorded value was 3.04 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_Land-locked LDCs?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6929 in 2000.
- How does (SDGRC) ECA_Land-locked LDCs rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- (SDGRC) ECA_Land-locked LDCs ranks 151st 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_Land-locked LDCs?
- Over the last ten years it is up 112.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this (SDGRC) ECA_Land-locked LDCs 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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