Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Algeria
Algeria: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 31.95 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
31.95
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
63rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
31.95
in 2022
All-time low
15.76
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Algeria, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 31.95 for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Algeria peaked at 31.95 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.76, in 1990.
Algeria ranks 63rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15.76 | — |
| 1991 | 16.05 | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 16.38 | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 16.74 | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 17.13 | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 17.55 | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 17.98 | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 18.42 | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 18.9 | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 19.42 | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 19.95 | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 20.5 | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 21.04 | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 21.58 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 22.11 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 22.62 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 23.09 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 23.54 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 23.94 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 24.32 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 24.71 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 25.13 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 25.57 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 26.06 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 26.61 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 27.19 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 27.82 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 28.49 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 29.16 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 29.85 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 30.54 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 31.24 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 31.95 | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.43 | 15.76 | 19.42 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.27 | 19.95 | 24.32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.06 | 24.71 | 29.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.24 | 30.54 | 31.95 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Algeria?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Algeria was 31.95 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 31.95 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.76 in 1990.
- How does Algeria rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Algeria ranks 63rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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