Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Israel
Israel: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 20.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
20.6%
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
125th
of 198 countries
All-time high
21.8%
in 2011
All-time low
13.2%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Israel, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Israel stood at 20.6%.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Israel peaked at 21.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 1980.
That places Israel 125th 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 Israel, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 13.2% | — |
| 1981 | 13.4% | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 13.7% | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 13.9% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 14.2% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 14.4% | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 14.7% | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 15.0% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 15.3% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 15.5% | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 15.8% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 16.1% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 16.4% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 16.6% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 16.9% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 17.2% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 17.5% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 17.9% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 18.2% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 18.6% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 19.0% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 19.4% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 19.8% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 20.1% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 20.5% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 20.8% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 21.1% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 21.3% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 21.5% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 21.7% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 21.8% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 21.8% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 21.8% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 21.8% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 21.7% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 21.6% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 21.5% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 21.5% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 21.4% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 21.3% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 21.1% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 21.0% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 20.9% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 20.8% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 20.6% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.3% | 13.2% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.1% | 15.8% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.5% | 19.0% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.6% | 21.3% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 20.6% | 21.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Israel?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Israel was 20.6% 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 21.8% in 2011.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 1980.
- How does Israel rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Israel ranks 125th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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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