Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Jordan
Jordan: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 32.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
32.0%
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
68th
of 198 countries
All-time high
32.0%
in 2024
All-time low
13.3%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Jordan, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 32.0% 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 1.3% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Jordan peaked at 32.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.3%, in 1980.
That places Jordan 68th 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 Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 13.3% | — |
| 1981 | 13.4% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 13.5% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 13.7% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 13.8% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 14.0% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 14.2% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 14.4% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 14.7% | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 14.9% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 15.2% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 15.5% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 15.8% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 16.1% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 16.5% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 16.9% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 17.3% | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 17.8% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 18.3% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 18.9% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 19.4% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 20.0% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 20.6% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 21.2% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 21.8% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 22.4% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 22.9% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 23.5% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 24.0% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 24.6% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 25.1% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 25.6% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 26.2% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 26.7% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 27.3% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 27.8% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 28.4% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 28.9% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 29.4% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 29.8% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 30.3% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 30.7% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 31.1% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 31.5% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 32.0% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.0% | 13.3% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.8% | 15.2% | 18.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.0% | 19.4% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.5% | 25.1% | 29.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.1% | 30.3% | 32.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Jordan?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Jordan was 32.0% 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 Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 32.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3% in 1980.
- How does Jordan rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Jordan ranks 68th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan 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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