Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | 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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Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
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Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | Prevalence of overweight (modeled estimate, % of children under 5)
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2001 5.7350335
2002 6.00653842
2003 6.05940322
2004 5.85882149
2005 5.52064976
2006 5.0840532
2007 4.65512128
2008 4.31960181
2009 4.09449344
2010 3.91321129
2011 3.81101117
2012 3.71470284
2013 3.67839088
2014 3.62303327
2015 3.61480194
2016 3.58265705
2017 3.5812346
2018 3.55992496
2019 3.55606328
2020 3.56224297
2021 3.59678722
2022 3.6269726

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | 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
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Records
63
Source