Africa Eastern and Southern | Prevalence of overweight (modeled estimate, % of children under 5)

Prevalence of overweight children is the percentage of children under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations above the median for the international reference population of the corresponding age as established by the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards. Limitations and exceptions: Survey estimates come with levels of uncertainty due to both sampling error and non-sampling error (e.g., measurement technical error, recording error etc.,). The JME global estimates for overweight take into account estimates of sampling error around survey estimates. While non-sampling error cannot be accounted for or reviewed in full, when available, a data quality review of weight, height and age measurements from household surveys supports compilation of a time series that is comparable across countries and over time.
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The World Bank
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Africa Eastern and Southern
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Africa Eastern and Southern | Prevalence of overweight (modeled estimate, % of children under 5)
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2002 6.15292788
2003 6.14608391
2004 6.04763254
2005 5.8653004
2006 5.61984224
2007 5.33582188
2008 5.11328495
2009 4.90320997
2010 4.73496494
2011 4.60723175
2012 4.47293753
2013 4.39211789
2014 4.32024776
2015 4.27796851
2016 4.23175792
2017 4.19712135
2018 4.15643042
2019 4.11895752
2020 4.08337145
2021 4.0873686
2022 4.08025102

Africa Eastern and Southern | Prevalence of overweight (modeled estimate, % of children under 5)

Prevalence of overweight children is the percentage of children under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations above the median for the international reference population of the corresponding age as established by the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards. Limitations and exceptions: Survey estimates come with levels of uncertainty due to both sampling error and non-sampling error (e.g., measurement technical error, recording error etc.,). The JME global estimates for overweight take into account estimates of sampling error around survey estimates. While non-sampling error cannot be accounted for or reviewed in full, when available, a data quality review of weight, height and age measurements from household surveys supports compilation of a time series that is comparable across countries and over time.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Africa Eastern and Southern
Records
63
Source