Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS
(SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 33.72 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
(SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS recorded 33.72 for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of 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 (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS peaked at 33.72 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 19.17, in 2000.
(SDGRC) ECA_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 (SDGRC) ECA_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 (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS
More health data for (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 11,440 (2100)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 12.06 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 9.38 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 11.24 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 4.23 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 11.93 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 13.74 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS was 33.72 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS?
- The highest recorded value was 33.72 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.17 in 2000.
- How does (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS ranks 109th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this (SDGRC) ECA_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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