Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 8.27 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
8.27
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
187th
of 193 countries
All-time high
8.27
in 2022
All-time low
1.62
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Bangladesh, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Bangladesh is 8.27, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 57.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Bangladesh peaked at 8.27 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.62, in 1990.
Bangladesh ranks 187th of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.62 | — |
| 1991 | 1.71 | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 1.81 | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 1.92 | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 2.04 | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 2.16 | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 2.29 | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 2.44 | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 2.59 | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 2.75 | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 2.92 | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 3.1 | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 3.29 | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 3.47 | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 3.67 | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 3.86 | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 4.05 | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 4.24 | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 4.44 | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 4.63 | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 4.83 | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 5.04 | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 5.26 | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 5.49 | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 5.74 | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 6 | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 6.27 | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 6.57 | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 6.88 | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 7.2 | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 7.54 | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 7.9 | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 8.27 | +4.7% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 8.27 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.63, 53% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 8.27 is below the median for South Asia, which is 13.74, 60% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.13 | 1.62 | 2.75 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.77 | 2.92 | 4.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.93 | 4.83 | 7.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.9 | 7.54 | 8.27 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Bangladesh?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Bangladesh was 8.27 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 8.27 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.62 in 1990.
- How does Bangladesh rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Bangladesh ranks 187th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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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