Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Angola
Angola: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 12.6 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
12.6
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
163rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
12.6
in 2022
All-time low
3.31
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Angola, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Angola stood at 12.6. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Angola peaked at 12.6 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.31, in 1990.
That places Angola 163rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.31 | — |
| 1991 | 3.47 | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 3.63 | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 3.81 | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 3.99 | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 4.18 | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 4.39 | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 4.61 | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 4.83 | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 5.08 | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 5.33 | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 5.59 | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 5.87 | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 6.15 | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 6.44 | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 6.73 | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 7.02 | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 7.3 | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 7.58 | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 7.85 | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 8.11 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 8.37 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 8.64 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 8.92 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 9.23 | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 9.55 | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 9.91 | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 10.29 | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 10.7 | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 11.14 | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 11.6 | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 12.09 | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 12.6 | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.13 | 3.31 | 5.08 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.59 | 5.33 | 7.85 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.49 | 8.11 | 11.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.1 | 11.6 | 12.6 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 160 South Sudan 13.29 compare
- 161 Lesotho 13.17 compare
- 162 Cape Verde 13 compare
- 163 Gambia 12.6 compare
- 165 Guinea-Bissau 12.53 compare
- 165 Guinea 12.53 compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 740.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31,754 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 79 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0823 units per person (2025)
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- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Angola?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Angola was 12.6 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 12.6 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.31 in 1990.
- How does Angola rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Angola ranks 163rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola 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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