Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Western Africa (UNSDG)
Western Africa (UNSDG): Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 4.14 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Western Africa (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Western Africa (UNSDG) is 4.14, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 77.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Western Africa (UNSDG) peaked at 4.14 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.17, in 2000.
Western Africa (UNSDG) ranks 125th 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 Western Africa (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.17 | — |
| 2001 | 1.27 | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 1.36 | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 1.47 | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 1.58 | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 1.68 | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 1.79 | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 1.89 | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 1.99 | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 2.09 | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 2.13 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 2.24 | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 2.33 | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 2.43 | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 2.54 | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 2.67 | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 2.79 | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 2.98 | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 3.18 | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 3.39 | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 3.61 | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 3.85 | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 4.14 | +7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.63 | 1.17 | 2.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.67 | 2.13 | 3.39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.87 | 3.61 | 4.14 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa (UNSDG)
More health data for Western Africa (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 14,770 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 32.43 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 11.56 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 9.96 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 11.32 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 12.01 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 14.26 (2020)
- Weight-for-height <-2 SD 6.5 (2024)
- Weight-for-height <-3 SD 1.3 (2024)
- Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn 50.1 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Western Africa (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Western Africa (UNSDG) was 4.14 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Western Africa (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.14 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Western Africa (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.17 in 2000.
- How does Western Africa (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Western Africa (UNSDG) ranks 125th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Western Africa (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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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