Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Qatar
Qatar: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 41.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
41.9%
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
21st
of 198 countries
All-time high
41.9%
in 2024
All-time low
17.7%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Qatar, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Qatar is 41.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Qatar peaked at 41.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.7%, in 1980.
That places Qatar 21st out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Qatar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 17.7% | — |
| 1981 | 18.0% | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 18.4% | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 18.8% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 19.2% | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 19.6% | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 20.0% | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 20.5% | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 21.0% | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 21.4% | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 22.0% | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 22.5% | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 23.1% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 23.7% | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 24.3% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 25.0% | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 25.7% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 26.4% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 27.2% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 28.0% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 28.8% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 29.6% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 30.4% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 31.2% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 31.9% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 32.6% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 33.2% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 33.9% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 34.6% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 35.1% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 35.6% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 36.1% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 36.6% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 37.1% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 37.6% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 38.1% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 38.6% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 39.1% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 39.5% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 40.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 40.4% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 40.8% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 41.2% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 41.6% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 41.9% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.5% | 17.7% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.8% | 22.0% | 28.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.1% | 28.8% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.8% | 35.6% | 40.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.2% | 40.4% | 41.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 18 United Arab Emirates 42.3% compare
- 19 Tuvalu 42.1% compare
- 20 Barbados 42.0% compare
- 22 Saint Kitts and Nevis 41.9% compare
- 23 Palau 41.6% compare
- 24 American Samoa 40.9% compare
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- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0368 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Qatar?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Qatar was 41.9% 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 Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 41.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.7% in 1980.
- How does Qatar rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Qatar ranks 21st out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar 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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