Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Americas (UNSDG)
Americas (UNSDG): Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 37.56 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Americas (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Americas (UNSDG) stood at 37.56. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Americas (UNSDG) peaked at 37.56 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 25.92, in 2000.
Americas (UNSDG) ranks 9th of 156 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Americas (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.92 | — |
| 2001 | 26.62 | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 27.28 | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 27.9 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 28.49 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 29.03 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 29.56 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 30.07 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 30.58 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 31.05 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 31.53 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 31.97 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 32.42 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 32.88 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 33.38 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 33.88 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 34.4 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 34.95 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 35.49 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 36.03 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 36.52 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 37.06 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 37.56 | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.65 | 25.92 | 31.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.69 | 31.53 | 36.03 | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.05 | 36.52 | 37.56 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Americas (UNSDG)
More health data for Americas (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 9,479 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 67.5 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 33.91 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 2.19 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 16.96 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 2.12 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 9.25 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Americas (UNSDG)?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Americas (UNSDG) was 37.56 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Americas (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 37.56 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Americas (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.92 in 2000.
- How does Americas (UNSDG) rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Americas (UNSDG) ranks 9th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Americas (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas (UNSDG) 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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