Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in (SDGRC) United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
(SDGRC) United Nations Economic Commission for Africa: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 5.27 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in (SDGRC) United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in (SDGRC) United Nations Economic Commission for Africa is 5.27, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 49.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in (SDGRC) United Nations Economic Commission for Africa peaked at 5.27 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.47, in 2000.
That places (SDGRC) United Nations Economic Commission for Africa 96th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
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) United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.47 | — |
| 2001 | 2.59 | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 2.67 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 2.77 | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 2.88 | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 2.96 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 3.05 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 3.14 | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 3.22 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 3.31 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 3.36 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 3.44 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 3.52 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 3.61 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 3.72 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 3.84 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 3.96 | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 4.14 | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 4.34 | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 4.54 | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 4.77 | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 5 | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 5.27 | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.91 | 2.47 | 3.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.85 | 3.36 | 4.54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.01 | 4.77 | 5.27 | 3 |
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More health data for (SDGRC) United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 52,019 (2100)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.3905 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 290,076 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 307,417 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 535,569 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 197,072 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 1.04 million (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 442,565 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 245,493 (2024)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 15.51 (2022)
All data for (SDGRC) United Nations Economic Commission for Africa →
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in (SDGRC) United Nations Economic Commission for Africa?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in (SDGRC) United Nations Economic Commission for Africa was 5.27 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in (SDGRC) United Nations Economic Commission for Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 5.27 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in (SDGRC) United Nations Economic Commission for Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.47 in 2000.
- How does (SDGRC) United Nations Economic Commission for Africa rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- (SDGRC) United Nations Economic Commission for Africa ranks 96th 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) United Nations Economic Commission for Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this (SDGRC) United Nations Economic Commission for Africa 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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