Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 42.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
42.3%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
18th
of 198 countries
All-time high
42.3%
in 2024
All-time low
19.7%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in United Arab Emirates, 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 United Arab Emirates is 42.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in United Arab Emirates peaked at 42.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.7%, in 1980.
That places United Arab Emirates 18th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 19.7% | — |
| 1981 | 20.0% | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 20.3% | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 20.7% | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 21.0% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 21.4% | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 21.8% | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 22.3% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 22.7% | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 23.2% | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 23.7% | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 24.2% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 24.8% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 25.3% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 26.0% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 26.6% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 27.3% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 28.0% | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 28.7% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 29.4% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 30.2% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 31.0% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 31.7% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 32.5% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 33.2% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 33.8% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 34.5% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 35.0% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 35.6% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 36.1% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 36.5% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 37.0% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 37.4% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 37.9% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 38.4% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 38.8% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 39.3% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 39.7% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 40.2% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 40.6% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 41.0% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 41.3% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 41.7% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 42.0% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 42.3% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.3% | 19.7% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.4% | 23.7% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.4% | 30.2% | 36.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.6% | 36.5% | 40.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.6% | 41.0% | 42.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in United Arab Emirates?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in United Arab Emirates was 42.3% 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 United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 42.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.7% in 1980.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 18th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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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