Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS): Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 33.72 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is 33.72, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) peaked at 33.72 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 19.17, in 2000.
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) ranks 109th of 156 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 West African States (ECOWAS), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.17 | — |
| 2001 | 20.06 | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 21.01 | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 21.92 | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 22.82 | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 23.69 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 24.51 | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 25.3 | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 26.01 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 26.72 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 27.32 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 27.84 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 28.36 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 28.87 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 29.3 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 29.82 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 30.33 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 30.84 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 31.37 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 31.97 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 32.51 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 33.12 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 33.72 | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.12 | 19.17 | 26.72 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.6 | 27.32 | 31.97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.12 | 32.51 | 33.72 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
More health data for Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 14,567 (2100)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.361 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 64,097 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 115,440 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 123,911 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 72,800 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 312,151 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 132,614 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 59,814 (2024)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 9.38 (2022)
All data for Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was 33.72 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)?
- The highest recorded value was 33.72 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.17 in 2000.
- How does Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) ranks 109th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) 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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