Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Mus
Mus: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 32.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
32.8%
Change on year
up 2.1%
Rank
2nd
of 2 regions
All-time high
32.8%
in 2024
All-time low
5.6%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Mus, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Mus stood at 32.8%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Mus peaked at 32.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 1980.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Mus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 5.6% | — |
| 1981 | 5.9% | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 6.1% | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 6.3% | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 6.6% | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 6.9% | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 7.2% | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 7.6% | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 7.9% | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 8.3% | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 8.7% | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 9.2% | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 9.7% | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 10.1% | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 10.7% | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 11.2% | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 11.8% | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 12.5% | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 13.1% | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 13.9% | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 14.7% | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 15.5% | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 16.4% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 17.3% | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 18.2% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 19.1% | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 20.0% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 20.9% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 21.7% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 22.5% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 23.3% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 24.0% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 24.7% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 25.3% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 26.0% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 26.6% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 27.3% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 27.9% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 28.6% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 29.3% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 30.0% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 30.7% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 31.4% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 32.1% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 32.8% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.9% | 5.6% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.1% | 8.7% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.6% | 14.7% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.3% | 23.3% | 29.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.4% | 30.0% | 32.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Mus?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Mus was 32.8% 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 Mus?
- The highest recorded value was 32.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Mus?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 1980.
- How does Mus rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Mus ranks 2nd out of 2 regions with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Mus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mus 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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