Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard was 13.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
13.5%
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
85th
of 198 countries
All-time high
13.5%
in 2024
All-time low
4.7%
in 1985
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Azerbaijan, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Azerbaijan recorded 13.5% for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 65.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Azerbaijan peaked at 13.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 1985.
Azerbaijan ranks 85th of 198 countries on this measure, 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 Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4.8% | — |
| 1981 | 4.7% | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 4.7% | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 4.7% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 4.7% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 4.7% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 4.7% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 4.7% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 4.7% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 4.8% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 4.8% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 4.8% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 4.8% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 4.8% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 4.8% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 4.9% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 4.9% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 4.9% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 4.9% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 5.0% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 5.0% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 5.1% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 5.2% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 5.3% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 5.5% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 5.6% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 5.8% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 6.2% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 6.5% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 6.8% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 7.1% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 7.4% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 7.7% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 8.1% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 8.5% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 9.0% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 9.5% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 10.5% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 11.1% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 11.6% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 12.2% | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 12.8% | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 13.5% | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.7% | 4.7% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.9% | 4.8% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.6% | 5.0% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 6.8% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 11.1% | 13.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Azerbaijan?
- Obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Azerbaijan was 13.5% 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 Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 1985.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Azerbaijan ranks 85th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Azerbaijan 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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