Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel
(SDGRC) ECA_Sahel: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 32.12 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel stood at 32.12. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel peaked at 32.12 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 18.06, in 2000.
That places (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel 123rd out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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 (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.06 | — |
| 2001 | 18.91 | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 19.83 | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 20.68 | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 21.53 | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 22.37 | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 23.15 | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 23.92 | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 24.6 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 25.29 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 25.88 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 26.39 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 26.89 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 27.38 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 27.81 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 28.31 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 28.82 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 29.32 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 29.83 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 30.41 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 30.93 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 31.52 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 32.12 | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.84 | 18.06 | 25.29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.1 | 25.88 | 30.41 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.52 | 30.93 | 32.12 | 3 |
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More health data for (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel
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- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 11.49 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 10.77 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 10.63 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 3.74 (2022)
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- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 13.8 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel was 32.12 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel?
- The highest recorded value was 32.12 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.06 in 2000.
- How does (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel ranks 123rd out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel 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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