Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Armenia
Armenia: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard was 15.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
15.2%
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
69th
of 198 countries
All-time high
15.2%
in 2024
All-time low
7.1%
in 1981
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Armenia, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Armenia stood at 15.2%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 44.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Armenia peaked at 15.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 1981.
That places Armenia 69th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Armenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7.1% | — |
| 1981 | 7.1% | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 7.1% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 7.1% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 7.1% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 7.1% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 7.2% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 7.2% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 7.3% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 7.3% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 7.4% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 7.4% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 7.4% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 7.5% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 7.5% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 7.5% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 7.5% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 7.5% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 7.6% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 7.6% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 7.7% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 7.8% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 7.8% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 8.0% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 8.1% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 8.2% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 8.4% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 8.6% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 8.8% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 9.1% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 9.3% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 9.6% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 9.8% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 10.2% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 10.5% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 10.9% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 11.3% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 11.7% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 12.2% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 12.7% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 13.2% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 13.6% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 14.1% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 14.7% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 15.2% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.2% | 7.1% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.5% | 7.4% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.2% | 7.7% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 9.3% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.2% | 13.2% | 15.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Armenia?
- Obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Armenia was 15.2% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 1981.
- How does Armenia rank for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Armenia ranks 69th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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