Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Morocco
Morocco: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 16.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
16.9%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
145th
of 198 countries
All-time high
17.0%
in 2020
All-time low
10.9%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Morocco, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Morocco stood at 16.9%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Morocco peaked at 17.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 1980.
That places Morocco 145th 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 Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 10.9% | — |
| 1981 | 10.9% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 11.0% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 11.0% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 11.1% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 11.1% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 11.2% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 11.3% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 11.4% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 11.5% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 11.6% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 11.8% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 11.9% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 12.1% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 12.3% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 12.5% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 12.7% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 13.0% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 13.3% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 13.5% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 13.8% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 14.1% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 14.5% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 14.7% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 15.0% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 15.3% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 15.5% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 15.7% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 15.9% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 16.0% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 16.1% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 16.3% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 16.4% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 16.5% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 16.6% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 16.7% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 16.8% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 16.9% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 16.9% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 17.0% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 16.9% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 16.9% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 16.9% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 16.9% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.2% | 10.9% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.5% | 11.6% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.1% | 13.8% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 16.1% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 16.9% | 17.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Morocco?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Morocco was 16.9% 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 Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 1980.
- How does Morocco rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Morocco ranks 145th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco 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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