Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)
Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region): Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 23.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
23.4%
Change on year
up 2.2%
Rank
6th
of 11 groups
All-time high
23.4%
in 2024
All-time low
8.3%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region), 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) recorded 23.4% for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) peaked at 23.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 1980.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 8.3% | — |
| 1981 | 8.4% | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 8.6% | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 8.7% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 8.9% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 9.0% | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 9.1% | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 9.3% | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 9.5% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 9.6% | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 9.8% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 10.0% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 10.2% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 10.5% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 10.7% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 10.9% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 11.2% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 11.5% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 11.8% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 12.1% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 12.4% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 12.7% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 13.1% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 13.4% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 13.8% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 14.2% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 14.5% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 14.9% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 15.3% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 15.7% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 16.1% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 16.5% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 16.9% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 17.4% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 17.9% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 18.4% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 19.0% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 19.5% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 20.1% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 20.7% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 21.2% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 21.8% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 22.3% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 22.9% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 23.4% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.9% | 8.3% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.9% | 9.8% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.0% | 12.4% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 16.1% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.3% | 21.2% | 23.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) was 23.4% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 23.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 1980.
- How does Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) ranks 6th out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. 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 Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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