Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Botswana
Botswana: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 15.69 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
15.69
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
148th
of 193 countries
All-time high
15.69
in 2022
All-time low
3.72
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Botswana, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 15.69 for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 48.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Botswana peaked at 15.69 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.72, in 1990.
That places Botswana 148th 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 Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.72 | — |
| 1991 | 3.92 | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 4.12 | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 4.33 | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 4.56 | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 4.79 | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 5.04 | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 5.31 | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 5.59 | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 5.89 | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 6.2 | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 6.53 | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 6.88 | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 7.23 | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 7.6 | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 7.97 | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 8.35 | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 8.72 | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 9.09 | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 9.45 | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 9.81 | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 10.17 | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 10.54 | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 10.93 | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 11.34 | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 11.77 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 12.24 | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 12.74 | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 13.28 | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 13.84 | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 14.43 | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 15.05 | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 15.69 | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.73 | 3.72 | 5.89 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.8 | 6.2 | 9.45 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.67 | 9.81 | 13.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.06 | 14.43 | 15.69 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 145 Japan 16.25 compare
- 146 Mali 16.01 compare
- 147 Turkmenistan 15.76 compare
- 149 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 15.14 compare
- 150 Philippines 14.99 compare
- 151 Sao Tome and Principe 14.82 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Botswana?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Botswana was 15.69 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 15.69 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.72 in 1990.
- How does Botswana rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Botswana ranks 148th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana 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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