Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in High income (World Bank)
High income (World Bank): Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 31.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
31.8%
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
2nd
of 11 groups
All-time high
31.8%
in 2024
All-time low
15.9%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in High income (World Bank), 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
High income (World Bank) recorded 31.8% for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in High income (World Bank) peaked at 31.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, 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 High income (World Bank), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 15.9% | — |
| 1981 | 16.3% | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 16.7% | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 17.2% | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 17.6% | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 18.1% | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 18.6% | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 19.1% | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 19.6% | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 20.1% | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 20.6% | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 21.2% | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 21.7% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 22.2% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 22.7% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 23.3% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 23.9% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 24.5% | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 25.1% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 25.8% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 26.4% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 26.9% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 27.5% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 27.9% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 28.4% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 28.8% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 29.2% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 29.5% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 29.8% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 30.0% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 30.2% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 30.3% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 30.4% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 30.5% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 30.6% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 30.7% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 30.8% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 30.9% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 31.0% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 31.2% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 31.3% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 31.4% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 31.6% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 31.7% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 31.8% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.9% | 15.9% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.1% | 20.6% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.4% | 26.4% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.7% | 30.2% | 31.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.5% | 31.3% | 31.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in High income (World Bank)?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in High income (World Bank) was 31.8% 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 High income (World Bank)?
- The highest recorded value was 31.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in High income (World Bank)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 1980.
- How does High income (World Bank) rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- High income (World Bank) ranks 2nd out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in High income (World Bank)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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 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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