Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Belarus
Belarus: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 22.07 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
22.07
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
111th
of 193 countries
All-time high
22.07
in 2022
All-time low
14.03
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Belarus, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Belarus is 22.07, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Belarus peaked at 22.07 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.03, in 1990.
Belarus ranks 111th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.03 | — |
| 1991 | 14.18 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 14.32 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 14.42 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 14.51 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 14.59 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 14.65 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 14.73 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 14.81 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 14.91 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 15.03 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 15.18 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 15.36 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 15.6 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 15.89 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 16.23 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 16.64 | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 17.09 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 17.54 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 18.01 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 18.48 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 18.93 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 19.37 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 19.77 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 20.13 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 20.42 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 20.67 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 20.91 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 21.15 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 21.4 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 21.65 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 21.89 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 22.07 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.52 | 14.03 | 14.91 | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.26 | 15.03 | 18.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.12 | 18.48 | 21.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.87 | 21.65 | 22.07 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 108 Albania 22.5 compare
- 109 Solomon Islands 22.45 compare
- 110 Switzerland 22.32 compare
- 112 Afghanistan 21.98 compare
- 113 Latvia 21.83 compare
- 114 Luxembourg 21.53 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Belarus?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Belarus was 22.07 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 22.07 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.03 in 1990.
- How does Belarus rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Belarus ranks 111th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus 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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