Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Americas (WHO regions)
Americas (WHO regions): 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 (WHO regions), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Americas (WHO regions) recorded 37.56 for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Americas (WHO regions) peaked at 37.56 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 25.94, in 2000.
That places Americas (WHO regions) 10th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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 (WHO regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.94 | — |
| 2001 | 26.64 | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 27.3 | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 27.93 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 28.51 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 29.05 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 29.58 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 30.09 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 30.59 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 31.06 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 31.54 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 31.98 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 32.43 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 32.89 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 33.39 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 33.89 | +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 | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.67 | 25.94 | 31.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.7 | 31.54 | 36.03 | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.05 | 36.52 | 37.56 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Americas (WHO regions)
More health data for Americas (WHO regions)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -3.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 9,478 (2100)
- Child deaths 23,428 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 4.04 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 76,643 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 1.75 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 53,215 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 5.78 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 79,646 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 58,457 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Americas (WHO regions)?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Americas (WHO regions) 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 (WHO regions)?
- 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 (WHO regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.94 in 2000.
- How does Americas (WHO regions) rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Americas (WHO regions) ranks 10th 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 (WHO regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas (WHO regions) 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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