Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in América del Norte
América del Norte: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 40.68 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
40.68
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
5th
of 156 groups
All-time high
40.73
in 2008
All-time low
37.55
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in América del Norte, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
América del Norte recorded 40.68 for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in América del Norte peaked at 40.73 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 37.55, in 2000.
That places América del Norte 5th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in América del Norte, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.55 | — |
| 2001 | 38.35 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 39.04 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 39.64 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 40.05 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 40.37 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 40.5 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 40.62 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 40.73 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 40.65 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 40.67 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 40.57 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 40.47 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 40.38 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 40.36 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 40.34 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 40.42 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 40.49 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 40.57 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 40.63 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 40.62 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 40.7 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 40.68 | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.75 | 37.55 | 40.73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.49 | 40.34 | 40.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.67 | 40.62 | 40.7 | 3 |
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More health data for América del Norte
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -0.4826 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 4,362 (2100)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 2.76 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 7,146 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 0.9707 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 1.79 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 11,064 (2024)
- Child deaths 3,918 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5684 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 2,675 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in América del Norte?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in América del Norte was 40.68 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in América del Norte?
- The highest recorded value was 40.73 in 2008.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in América del Norte?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.55 in 2000.
- How does América del Norte rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- América del Norte ranks 5th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in América del Norte?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this América del Norte 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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