Child Welfare · Western Africa

Senegal Overweight Children

1.1%as of 2023Reported-52.2% vs 2019

Share of children under 5 who are overweight (weight-for-height above two standard deviations). Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Retrieved 15 Oct 2026.

Trend

2000 – 2023 · World Bank

History

most recent 12 periods · World Bank
PeriodOverweight Children
20231.1%
20192.3%
20181.5%
20170.9%
20160.9%
20151.5%
20141%
20131.1%
20120.7%
20112.7%
20052.5%
20003.2%

Overweight Children across Africa

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CountryOverweight ChildrenPeriod
Nigeria1.5%2021
Kenya3.4%2022
South Africa11.8%2017
Egypt10.1%2021
Ghana2%2022
Ethiopia2.3%2019

Overweight Children in every African country

6 countries carry a recent overweight prevalence among children under 5 figure. Each opens its own page with the history, the source and the API request.

Western Africa

  • Mali1.4% · 2024
  • Senegal1.1% · 2023

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