Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel
(SDGRC) ECA_Sahel: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 3.74 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel stood at 3.74. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.2% on the previous year and up 80.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel peaked at 3.74 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2000.
That places (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel 138th 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_Sahel, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1 | — |
| 2001 | 1.09 | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 1.18 | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 1.28 | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 1.37 | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 1.45 | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 1.56 | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 1.66 | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 1.75 | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 1.83 | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 1.87 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 1.97 | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 2.07 | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 2.15 | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 2.25 | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 2.37 | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 2.48 | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 2.66 | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 2.85 | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 3.04 | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 3.24 | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 3.45 | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 3.74 | +8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.42 | 1 | 1.83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.37 | 1.87 | 3.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.48 | 3.24 | 3.74 | 3 |
Countries ranked near (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel
More health data for (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 13,231 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 32.12 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 11.49 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 10.77 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 10.63 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 12.69 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 13.8 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel was 3.74 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel?
- The highest recorded value was 3.74 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2000.
- How does (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel ranks 138th 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_Sahel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel 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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