Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Tunisia
Tunisia: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard was 13.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Tunisia, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Tunisia stood at 13.7%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 74.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Tunisia peaked at 13.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1980.
That places Tunisia 82nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.1% | — |
| 1981 | 1.2% | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 1.2% | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 1.3% | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 1.3% | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 1.4% | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 1.4% | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 1.5% | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 1.6% | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 1.7% | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 1.8% | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 1.9% | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 2.0% | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 2.1% | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 2.2% | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 2.3% | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 2.5% | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 2.7% | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 2.8% | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 3.0% | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 3.2% | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 3.5% | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 3.7% | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 4.2% | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 4.5% | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 5.1% | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 5.8% | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 6.2% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 6.6% | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 7.4% | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 7.8% | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 8.3% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 8.9% | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 9.4% | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 10.5% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 11.1% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 11.7% | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 12.4% | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 13.0% | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 13.7% | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 1.8% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 3.2% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 6.2% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 11.1% | 13.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Tunisia?
- Obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Tunisia was 13.7% 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1980.
- How does Tunisia rank for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Tunisia ranks 82nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tunisia 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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