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Blue numbers are estimated
Percentage of overweight children
| 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
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| Total | 2.02 | 2.28 | 2.54 | 2.80 | 3.06 | 3.32 | 3.58 | 3.84 | 4.10 | 5.82 | 7.54 | 9.26 | 11.0 | 12.7 | 14.9 | 17.1 | 19.3 | 21.5 | 23.7 | 20.6 | 17.5 | 14.4 | 11.4 | 8.27 | 5.19 | 2.10 | ||
| Urban | 2.50 | 2.70 | 2.90 | 3.10 | 3.30 | 3.50 | 3.70 | 3.90 | 4.10 | 5.42 | 6.74 | 8.06 | 9.38 | 10.7 | 13.1 | 15.4 | 17.8 | 20.1 | 22.5 | 19.6 | 16.7 | 13.8 | 10.8 | 7.93 | 5.01 | 2.10 | ||
| Rural | 1.64 | 1.96 | 2.28 | 2.60 | 2.92 | 3.24 | 3.56 | 3.88 | 4.20 | 6.12 | 8.04 | 9.96 | 11.9 | 13.8 | 15.9 | 18.1 | 20.2 | 22.4 | 24.5 | 21.3 | 18.1 | 14.9 | 11.7 | 8.50 | 5.30 | 2.10 | ||
| Poor | 1.86 | 2.14 | 2.42 | 2.70 | 2.98 | 3.26 | 3.54 | 3.82 | 4.10 | 5.90 | 7.70 | 9.50 | 11.3 | 13.1 | 15.3 | 17.6 | 19.8 | 22.1 | 24.3 | 21.1 | 18.0 | 14.8 | 11.6 | 8.44 | 5.27 | 2.10 | ||
| Nonpoor | 3.16 | 3.34 | 3.52 | 3.70 | 3.88 | 4.06 | 4.24 | 4.42 | 4.60 | 5.74 | 6.88 | 8.02 | 9.16 | 10.3 | 12.6 | 14.9 | 17.2 | 19.5 | 21.8 | 18.9 | 16.1 | 13.2 | 10.4 | 7.51 | 4.66 | 1.80 | ||
| Lowest 25% | 2.66 | 2.84 | 3.02 | 3.20 | 3.38 | 3.56 | 3.74 | 3.92 | 4.10 | 5.94 | 7.78 | 9.62 | 11.5 | 13.3 | 15.7 | 18.1 | 20.4 | 22.8 | 25.2 | 21.9 | 18.5 | 15.2 | 11.8 | 8.49 | 5.14 | 1.80 | ||
| Second 25% | 1.82 | 1.98 | 2.14 | 2.30 | 2.46 | 2.62 | 2.78 | 2.94 | 3.10 | 5.26 | 7.42 | 9.58 | 11.7 | 13.9 | 16.2 | 18.5 | 20.7 | 23.0 | 25.3 | 22.0 | 18.8 | 15.5 | 12.3 | 9.01 | 5.76 | 2.50 | ||
| Third 25% | 1.12 | 1.58 | 2.04 | 2.50 | 2.96 | 3.42 | 3.88 | 4.34 | 4.80 | 6.20 | 7.60 | 9.00 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.6 | 15.4 | 17.1 | 18.9 | 20.7 | 18.0 | 15.3 | 12.6 | 9.90 | 7.20 | 4.50 | 1.80 | ||
| Highest 25% | 1.98 | 2.32 | 2.66 | 3.00 | 3.34 | 3.68 | 4.02 | 4.36 | 4.70 | 6.08 | 7.46 | 8.84 | 10.2 | 11.6 | 13.9 | 16.2 | 18.4 | 20.7 | 23.0 | 20.0 | 17.0 | 14.0 | 11.1 | 8.07 | 5.09 | 2.10 | ||
| Atacora (incl Donga) | 10.3 | 9.34 | 8.42 | 7.50 | 6.58 | 5.66 | 4.74 | 3.82 | 2.90 | 3.50 | 4.10 | 4.70 | 5.30 | 5.90 | 10.1 | 14.3 | 18.6 | 22.8 | 27.0 | 23.5 | 20.0 | 16.5 | 12.9 | 9.43 | 5.91 | 2.40 | ||
| Atlantique (incl Littoral (Cotonou)) | 0.01 | 0.37 | 0.74 | 1.10 | 2.08 | 3.06 | 4.04 | 5.02 | 6.00 | 6.46 | 6.92 | 7.38 | 7.84 | 8.30 | 11.9 | 15.4 | 19.0 | 22.5 | 26.1 | 22.6 | 19.2 | 15.7 | 12.3 | 8.81 | 5.36 | 1.90 | ||
| Borgou (incl Alibori) | 1.46 | 1.84 | 2.22 | 2.60 | 2.98 | 3.36 | 3.74 | 4.12 | 4.50 | 7.46 | 10.4 | 13.4 | 16.3 | 19.3 | 19.9 | 20.5 | 21.2 | 21.8 | 22.4 | 19.5 | 16.7 | 13.8 | 10.9 | 8.04 | 5.17 | 2.30 | ||
| Mono (incl Couffo) | 1.72 | 1.98 | 2.24 | 2.50 | 2.76 | 3.02 | 3.28 | 3.54 | 3.80 | 4.78 | 5.76 | 6.74 | 7.72 | 8.70 | 9.86 | 11.0 | 12.2 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 12.7 | 10.9 | 9.10 | 7.30 | 5.50 | 3.70 | 1.90 | ||
| Queme (incl Plateau) | 0.01 | 0.44 | 0.87 | 1.30 | 1.74 | 2.18 | 2.62 | 3.06 | 3.50 | 4.86 | 6.22 | 7.58 | 8.94 | 10.3 | 13.6 | 16.9 | 20.3 | 23.6 | 26.9 | 23.2 | 19.6 | 15.9 | 12.2 | 8.54 | 4.87 | 1.20 | ||
| Zou (incl Collines) | 0.50 | 0.90 | 1.30 | 1.70 | 2.10 | 2.50 | 2.90 | 3.30 | 3.70 | 6.94 | 10.2 | 13.4 | 16.7 | 19.9 | 20.6 | 21.4 | 22.1 | 22.9 | 23.6 | 20.6 | 17.5 | 14.5 | 11.5 | 8.46 | 5.43 | 2.40 | ||