Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in (SDGRC) West Africa
(SDGRC) West Africa: 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) West Africa, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
(SDGRC) West Africa 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 7.7% on the previous year and up 77.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in (SDGRC) West Africa peaked at 4.1 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.16, in 2000.
(SDGRC) West Africa ranks 126th 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) West Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.16 | — |
| 2001 | 1.25 | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 1.35 | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 1.45 | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 1.56 | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 1.65 | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 1.76 | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 1.87 | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 1.96 | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 2.07 | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 2.11 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 2.21 | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 2.3 | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 2.4 | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 2.51 | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 2.63 | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 2.76 | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 2.95 | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 3.14 | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 3.35 | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 3.57 | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 3.81 | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 4.1 | +7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.61 | 1.16 | 2.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.64 | 2.11 | 3.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.82 | 3.57 | 4.1 | 3 |
Countries ranked near (SDGRC) West Africa
More health data for (SDGRC) West Africa
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 14,526 (2100)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.3568 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 81,861 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 141,307 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 155,960 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 88,651 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 385,918 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 162,750 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 74,099 (2024)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 11.44 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in (SDGRC) West Africa?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in (SDGRC) West Africa 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) West Africa?
- 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) West Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.16 in 2000.
- How does (SDGRC) West Africa rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- (SDGRC) West Africa ranks 126th 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) West Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this (SDGRC) West 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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