Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)
Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG): Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 3.66 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) recorded 3.66 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 7.3% on the previous year and up 68.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) peaked at 3.66 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.08, in 2000.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) 140th 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.08 | — |
| 2001 | 1.19 | +10.4% |
| 2002 | 1.28 | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 1.38 | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 1.49 | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 1.59 | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 1.69 | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 1.79 | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 1.88 | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 1.97 | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 2.04 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 2.1 | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 2.17 | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 2.26 | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 2.34 | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 2.44 | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 2.54 | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 2.68 | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 2.85 | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 3.01 | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 3.21 | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 3.41 | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 3.66 | +7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.53 | 1.08 | 1.97 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.44 | 2.04 | 3.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.42 | 3.21 | 3.66 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)
- 137 Philippines 5.94 compare
- 138 Bhutan 5.88 compare
- 139 Morocco 5.73 compare
- 140 Kazakhstan 5.66 compare
- 141 Denmark 5.57 compare
- 142 Mali 5.49 compare
- 143 South Sudan 5.48 compare
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -2.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 46,890 (2100)
- Child deaths 936,884 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 21.18 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 1.75 million (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 809,073 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 46.13 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 25.49 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.3831 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 250,104 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) was 3.66 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.66 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.08 in 2000.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) ranks 140th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) 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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