Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Sur
Sur: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 35.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
35.9%
Change on year
up 1.9%
Rank
1st
of 2 regions
All-time high
35.9%
in 2024
All-time low
9.3%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Sur, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Sur recorded 35.9% 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 1.9% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Sur peaked at 35.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 1980.
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 Sur, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 9.3% | — |
| 1981 | 9.6% | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 9.9% | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 10.2% | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 10.6% | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 11.0% | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 11.4% | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 11.9% | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 12.3% | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 12.8% | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 13.3% | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 13.9% | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 14.4% | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 15.0% | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 15.6% | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 16.2% | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 16.8% | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 17.4% | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 18.1% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 18.7% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 19.4% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 20.1% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 20.8% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 21.5% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 22.2% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 22.8% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 23.5% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 24.2% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 24.9% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 25.6% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 26.3% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 27.0% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 27.7% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 28.3% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 29.0% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 29.7% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 30.4% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 31.1% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 31.8% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 32.5% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 33.2% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 33.9% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 34.5% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 35.2% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 35.9% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.9% | 9.3% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.0% | 13.3% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.5% | 19.4% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.4% | 26.3% | 32.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.5% | 33.2% | 35.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Sur?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Sur was 35.9% 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 Sur?
- The highest recorded value was 35.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Sur?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 1980.
- How does Sur rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Sur ranks 1st out of 2 regions with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Sur?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sur 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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