Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)
West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions): Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 4.2 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) stood at 4.2. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 7.6% 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 West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) peaked at 4.2 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.19, in 2000.
West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 121st 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 West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.19 | — |
| 2001 | 1.28 | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 1.38 | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 1.48 | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 1.58 | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 1.68 | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 1.79 | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 1.89 | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 1.99 | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 2.11 | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 2.16 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 2.27 | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 2.36 | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 2.46 | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 2.58 | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 2.71 | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 2.85 | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 3.04 | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 3.24 | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 3.44 | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 3.68 | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 3.91 | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 4.2 | +7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.64 | 1.19 | 2.11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.71 | 2.16 | 3.44 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.93 | 3.68 | 4.2 | 3 |
Countries ranked near West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)
More health data for West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 24,625 (2100)
- Child deaths 712,753 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 27.06 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 1.26 million (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 550,053 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 62.68 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 36.62 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.3417 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 134,312 (2024)
All data for West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) was 4.2 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.19 in 2000.
- How does West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 121st out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.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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