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
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), 2000–2022
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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)
More health data for Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 13,070 (2100)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.3177 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 64,492 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 63,976 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 122,658 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 43,511 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 230,145 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 101,677 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 58,166 (2024)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 11.69 (2022)
All data for Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) →
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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