Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Bhutan
Bhutan: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 18.13 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
18.13
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
131st
of 193 countries
All-time high
18.13
in 2022
All-time low
3.22
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Bhutan, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Bhutan is 18.13, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 62.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Bhutan peaked at 18.13 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.22, in 1990.
Bhutan ranks 131st 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 Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.22 | — |
| 1991 | 3.4 | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 3.59 | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 3.8 | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 4.02 | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 4.25 | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 4.51 | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 4.78 | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 5.08 | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 5.41 | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 5.75 | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 6.12 | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 6.51 | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 6.93 | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 7.36 | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 7.81 | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 8.26 | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 8.72 | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 9.18 | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 9.65 | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 10.14 | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 10.64 | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 11.17 | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 11.73 | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 12.33 | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 12.95 | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 13.61 | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 14.3 | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 15.01 | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 15.75 | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 16.51 | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 17.31 | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 18.13 | +4.7% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 18.13 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.63, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 18.13 is above the median for South Asia, which is 13.74, 1.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.21 | 3.22 | 5.41 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.63 | 5.75 | 9.65 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.76 | 10.14 | 15.75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.32 | 16.51 | 18.13 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Bhutan?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Bhutan was 18.13 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 18.13 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.22 in 1990.
- How does Bhutan rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Bhutan ranks 131st out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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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