Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Sub-Saharan Africa (World Bank regions)
Sub-Saharan Africa (World Bank regions): Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 3.76 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Sub-Saharan Africa (World Bank regions), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (World Bank regions) recorded 3.76 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.
The figure is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 69.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Sub-Saharan Africa (World Bank regions) peaked at 3.76 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.09, in 2000.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (World Bank regions) 135th 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 (World Bank regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.09 | — |
| 2001 | 1.2 | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 1.29 | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 1.39 | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 1.51 | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 1.6 | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 1.71 | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 1.81 | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 1.9 | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 2 | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 2.06 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 2.14 | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 2.21 | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 2.3 | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 2.39 | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 2.49 | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 2.6 | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 2.75 | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 2.92 | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 3.1 | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 3.3 | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 3.5 | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 3.76 | +7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.55 | 1.09 | 2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5 | 2.06 | 3.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.52 | 3.3 | 3.76 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (World Bank regions)
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa (World Bank regions)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 48,702 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 29.91 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 11.44 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 12.16 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 11.33 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 9.56 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 13.89 (2020)
- Weight-for-height <-2 SD 5.9 (2024)
- Weight-for-height <-3 SD 1.3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Sub-Saharan Africa (World Bank regions)?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Sub-Saharan Africa (World Bank regions) was 3.76 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 (World Bank regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.76 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (World Bank regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.09 in 2000.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (World Bank regions) rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (World Bank regions) ranks 135th 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 (World Bank regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (World Bank regions) 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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