Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in High income (World Bank)
High income (World Bank): Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard was 14.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
14.2%
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
4th
of 11 groups
All-time high
14.2%
in 2024
All-time low
3.7%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in High income (World Bank), 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in High income (World Bank) stood at 14.2%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in High income (World Bank) peaked at 14.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, 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 High income (World Bank), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 3.7% | — |
| 1981 | 3.9% | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 4.1% | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 4.4% | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 4.6% | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 4.9% | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 5.1% | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 5.4% | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 5.7% | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 6.0% | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 6.4% | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 6.7% | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 7.1% | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 7.4% | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 7.8% | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 8.2% | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 8.6% | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 9.0% | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 9.4% | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 9.8% | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 10.2% | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 10.6% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 10.9% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 11.2% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 11.6% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 11.8% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 12.1% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 12.3% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 12.5% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 12.7% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 12.8% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 12.9% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 12.9% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 13.0% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 13.0% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 13.1% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 13.2% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 13.3% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 13.4% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 13.5% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 13.6% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 13.8% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 13.9% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 14.1% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 14.2% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.8% | 3.7% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.0% | 6.4% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.6% | 10.2% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 12.8% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.9% | 13.6% | 14.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in High income (World Bank)?
- Obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in High income (World Bank) was 14.2% 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 High income (World Bank)?
- The highest recorded value was 14.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard recorded in High income (World Bank)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 1980.
- How does High income (World Bank) rank for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- High income (World Bank) ranks 4th out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard rising or falling in High income (World Bank)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this High income (World Bank) 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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