Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Upper-middle income (World Bank)
Upper-middle income (World Bank): Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 31.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
31.6%
Change on year
up 2.3%
Rank
3rd
of 11 groups
All-time high
31.6%
in 2024
All-time low
4.8%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Upper-middle income (World Bank), 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Upper-middle income (World Bank) stood at 31.6%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Upper-middle income (World Bank) peaked at 31.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, 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 Upper-middle income (World Bank), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4.8% | — |
| 1981 | 5.2% | +6.9% |
| 1982 | 5.5% | +6.9% |
| 1983 | 5.9% | +7.0% |
| 1984 | 6.3% | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 6.7% | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 7.1% | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 7.4% | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 7.8% | +5.3% |
| 1989 | 8.3% | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 8.7% | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 9.1% | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 9.6% | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 10.0% | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 10.5% | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 10.9% | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 11.5% | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 12.1% | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 12.7% | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 13.4% | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 14.2% | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 14.9% | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 15.7% | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 16.5% | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 17.3% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 18.1% | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 18.9% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 19.7% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 20.6% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 21.4% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 22.1% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 22.9% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 23.6% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 24.2% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 24.9% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 25.5% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 26.2% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 26.8% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 27.5% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 28.1% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 28.8% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 29.5% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 30.2% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 30.9% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 31.6% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.5% | 4.8% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.9% | 8.7% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.7% | 14.2% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.2% | 22.1% | 28.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.2% | 28.8% | 31.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Upper-middle income (World Bank)
More health data for Upper-middle income (World Bank)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 91,627 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1,556 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 5,773 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 63,803 (2025)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 212 (2025)
- Number of under-five deaths, annual growth rate -6.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate -4.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, annual growth rate -4.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Measles - number of reported cases, annual growth rate -27.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, annual growth rate -87.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Upper-middle income (World Bank)?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Upper-middle income (World Bank) was 31.6% 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 Upper-middle income (World Bank)?
- The highest recorded value was 31.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Upper-middle income (World Bank)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 1980.
- How does Upper-middle income (World Bank) rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Upper-middle income (World Bank) ranks 3rd out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Upper-middle income (World Bank)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper-middle income (World Bank) 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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