Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 31.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
31.0%
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
79th
of 198 countries
All-time high
31.0%
in 2024
All-time low
6.5%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Iran, Islamic Republic of stood at 31.0%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 31.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 1980.
That places Iran, Islamic Republic of 79th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6.5% | — |
| 1981 | 6.7% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 6.8% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 7.0% | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 7.2% | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 7.4% | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 7.6% | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 7.8% | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 8.1% | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 8.3% | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 8.6% | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 9.0% | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 9.3% | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 9.7% | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 10.2% | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 10.7% | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 11.2% | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 11.8% | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 12.4% | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 13.0% | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 13.7% | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 14.4% | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 15.1% | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 15.9% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 16.6% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 17.3% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 18.0% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 18.7% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 19.3% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 19.9% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 20.4% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 21.0% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 21.6% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 22.3% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 23.0% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 23.7% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 24.5% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 25.3% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 26.2% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 27.0% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 27.8% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 28.6% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 29.4% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 30.2% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 31.0% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.3% | 6.5% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.6% | 8.6% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.9% | 13.7% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.5% | 20.4% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.4% | 27.8% | 31.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 31.0% 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 Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 31.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 1980.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 79th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of 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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