Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Tunisia
Tunisia: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 28.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Tunisia, 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 Tunisia is 28.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Tunisia peaked at 28.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 1982.
Tunisia ranks 98th 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 Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7.7% | — |
| 1981 | 7.7% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 7.7% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 7.7% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 7.7% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 7.7% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 7.8% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 7.8% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 7.9% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 8.0% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 8.1% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 8.2% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 8.4% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 8.6% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 8.8% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 9.0% | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 9.3% | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 9.7% | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 10.1% | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 10.5% | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 11.0% | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 11.5% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 12.0% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 12.6% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 13.2% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 13.8% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 14.4% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 15.0% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 15.6% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 16.2% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 16.9% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 17.6% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 18.3% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 19.0% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 19.8% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 20.6% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 21.5% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 22.4% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 23.2% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 24.1% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 25.0% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 25.9% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 26.8% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 27.7% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 28.6% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.8% | 7.7% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.1% | 8.1% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.5% | 11.0% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 16.9% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.8% | 25.0% | 28.6% | 5 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2883 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,287 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 117 deaths (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Tunisia?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Tunisia was 28.6% 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 1982.
- How does Tunisia rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Tunisia ranks 98th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia 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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