Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Northern Africa (UNSDG)
Northern Africa (UNSDG): Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 61.2 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Northern Africa (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Northern Africa (UNSDG) is 61.2, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Northern Africa (UNSDG) peaked at 61.2 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 48.92, in 2000.
That places Northern Africa (UNSDG) 33rd out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Northern Africa (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.92 | — |
| 2001 | 49.72 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 50.52 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 51.28 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 52.05 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 52.75 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 53.39 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 54 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 54.55 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 55.08 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 55.65 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 56.21 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 56.73 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 57.24 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 57.76 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 58.21 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 58.7 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 59.1 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 59.49 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 59.95 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 60.34 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 60.76 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 61.2 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.22 | 48.92 | 55.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.9 | 55.65 | 59.95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.77 | 60.34 | 61.2 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa (UNSDG)
More health data for Northern Africa (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -6.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 5,206 (2100)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 16.4 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 56,320 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 6.68 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 9.79 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 93,975 (2024)
- Child deaths 37,655 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.501 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 18,777 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Northern Africa (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Northern Africa (UNSDG) was 61.2 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Northern Africa (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 61.2 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Northern Africa (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.92 in 2000.
- How does Northern Africa (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Northern Africa (UNSDG) ranks 33rd out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Northern Africa (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Africa (UNSDG) 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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