Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight was 5.2 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Middle Africa, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Middle Africa recorded 5.2 % for percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in 2024.
That represents a change of up 8.3% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Middle Africa peaked at 6.1 % in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3.9 %, in 2017.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.8 % | — |
| 2001 | 6 % | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 6.1 % | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 6.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6 % | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 5.8 % | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 5.6 % | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 5.4 % | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 5.1 % | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 4.9 % | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 4.7 % | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 4.4 % | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 4.3 % | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 4.1 % | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 4 % | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 3.9 % | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 3.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4 % | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 4.2 % | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 4.4 % | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 4.8 % | +9.1% |
| 2024 | 5.2 % | +8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.9 % | 5.4 % | 6.1 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.32 % | 3.9 % | 5.1 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.52 % | 4 % | 5.2 % | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Middle Africa?
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Middle Africa was 5.2 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight recorded in Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 6.1 % in 2002.
- What is the lowest percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9 % in 2017.
- How does Middle Africa rank for percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight?
- Middle Africa ranks 9th out of 19 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight (modelled estimates) (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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