Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 2.51 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
2.51
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
178th
of 193 countries
All-time high
2.51
in 2022
All-time low
0.88
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Sierra Leone, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 2.51 for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Sierra Leone peaked at 2.51 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.88, in 1990.
Sierra Leone ranks 178th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.88 | — |
| 1991 | 0.95 | +8.0% |
| 1992 | 1.02 | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 1.09 | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 1.17 | +7.3% |
| 1995 | 1.25 | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 1.34 | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 1.43 | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 1.53 | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 1.62 | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 1.72 | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 1.83 | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 1.93 | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 2.02 | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 2.11 | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 2.19 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 2.26 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 2.32 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 2.35 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 2.36 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 2.36 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.35 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 2.33 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 2.31 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 2.3 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 2.3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.31 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 2.33 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 2.36 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 2.4 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 2.45 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 2.51 | +2.4% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 2.51 is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.13, 61% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 2.51 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.29, 58% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.23 | 0.88 | 1.62 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.11 | 1.72 | 2.36 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.33 | 2.3 | 2.36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.45 | 2.4 | 2.51 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.34 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,209 (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6447 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.6611 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0676 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Sierra Leone?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Sierra Leone was 2.51 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 2.51 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.88 in 1990.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Sierra Leone ranks 178th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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