Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)
Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region): Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard was 11.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
11.5%
Change on year
up 3.4%
Rank
5th
of 11 groups
All-time high
11.5%
in 2024
All-time low
2.1%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region), 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) is 11.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 47.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) peaked at 11.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 1980.
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 Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2.1% | — |
| 1981 | 2.2% | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 2.3% | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 2.3% | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 2.4% | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 2.5% | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 2.7% | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 2.8% | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 2.9% | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 3.0% | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 3.2% | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 3.3% | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 3.5% | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 3.6% | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 3.7% | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 3.9% | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 4.0% | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 4.2% | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 4.4% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 4.5% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 4.7% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 4.9% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 5.0% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 5.2% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 5.4% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 5.6% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 5.8% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 6.2% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 6.5% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 6.9% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 7.5% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 7.8% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 8.1% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 8.4% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 9.2% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 9.5% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 9.9% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 10.3% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 10.7% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 11.1% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 11.5% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.5% | 2.1% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.8% | 3.2% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 4.7% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 6.7% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 9.9% | 11.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- Obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) was 11.5% 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 Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard recorded in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 1980.
- How does Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) rank for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) ranks 5th out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard rising or falling in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) 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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