Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Bahrain
Bahrain: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 40.51 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Bahrain, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Bahrain stood at 40.51. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Bahrain peaked at 40.51 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.71, in 1990.
Bahrain ranks 27th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17.71 | — |
| 1991 | 18.07 | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 18.56 | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 19.13 | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 19.73 | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 20.35 | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 21 | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 21.67 | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 22.36 | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 23.09 | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 23.84 | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 24.62 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 25.41 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 26.24 | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 27.1 | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 27.93 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 28.69 | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 29.4 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 30.02 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 30.6 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 31.18 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 31.81 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 32.46 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 33.13 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 33.84 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 34.6 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 35.39 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 36.21 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 37.04 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 37.89 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 38.74 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 39.6 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 40.51 | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.17 | 17.71 | 23.09 | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.39 | 23.84 | 30.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.36 | 31.18 | 37.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.62 | 38.74 | 40.51 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Bahrain?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Bahrain was 40.51 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 40.51 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.71 in 1990.
- How does Bahrain rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Bahrain ranks 27th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain 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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