Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS)

Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS): Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 25.78 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
25.78
Change on year
up 2.2%
Rank
144th
of 156 groups
All-time high
25.78
in 2022
All-time low
14.01
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), 2000–2022

01020302000201120222000: 142001: 14.62002: 15.22003: 15.82004: 16.42005: 172006: 17.62007: 18.22008: 18.72009: 19.22010: 19.72011: 20.22012: 20.72013: 21.12014: 21.62015: 22.12016: 22.62017: 23.12018: 23.62019: 24.12020: 24.62021: 25.22022: 25.8

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) recorded 25.78 for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) peaked at 25.78 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.01, in 2000.

Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) ranks 144th 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 overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), year by year

Annual values for Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) in Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 14.01
2001 14.63 +4.4%
2002 15.19 +3.9%
2003 15.78 +3.9%
2004 16.4 +3.9%
2005 17.02 +3.8%
2006 17.6 +3.4%
2007 18.15 +3.2%
2008 18.71 +3.0%
2009 19.24 +2.8%
2010 19.74 +2.6%
2011 20.22 +2.4%
2012 20.7 +2.4%
2013 21.14 +2.1%
2014 21.6 +2.2%
2015 22.08 +2.2%
2016 22.63 +2.5%
2017 23.08 +2.0%
2018 23.6 +2.3%
2019 24.14 +2.3%
2020 24.63 +2.0%
2021 25.24 +2.5%
2022 25.78 +2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.67 14.01 19.24 10
2010s 21.89 19.74 24.14 10
2020s 25.22 24.63 25.78 3

Countries ranked near Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS)

  1. 141 Sudan 38.92 compare
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  4. 144 Liberia 37.93 compare
  5. 145 China 37.46 compare
  6. 146 Yemen 37.34 compare
  7. 147 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 37.01 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS)?
Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) was 25.78 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS)?
The highest recorded value was 25.78 in 2022.
What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS)?
The lowest recorded value was 14.01 in 2000.
How does Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) ranks 144th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS)?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
349 places, 9,955 data points, 1990–2022
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