Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 31.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
31.7%
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
71st
of 198 countries
All-time high
31.7%
in 2024
All-time low
13.8%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Syrian Arab Republic, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Syrian Arab Republic recorded 31.7% for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 31.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 1980.
Syrian Arab Republic ranks 71st of 198 countries on this measure, 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 Syrian Arab Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 13.8% | — |
| 1981 | 13.9% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 14.0% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 14.2% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 14.4% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 14.6% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 14.8% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 15.0% | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 15.2% | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 15.5% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 15.8% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 16.1% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 16.4% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 16.8% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 17.2% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 17.6% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 18.0% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 18.5% | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 19.0% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 19.5% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 20.1% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 20.7% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 21.2% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 21.8% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 22.4% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 22.9% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 23.4% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 23.9% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 24.4% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 24.8% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 25.3% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 25.8% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 26.2% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 26.7% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 27.2% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 27.7% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 28.2% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 28.7% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 29.1% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 29.6% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 30.0% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 30.5% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 30.9% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 31.3% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 31.7% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.5% | 13.8% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.5% | 15.8% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.6% | 20.1% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.4% | 25.3% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.9% | 30.0% | 31.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Syrian Arab Republic was 31.7% 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 Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 31.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 1980.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 71st out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syrian Arab Republic 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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