Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Chad
Chad: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 10.7 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Chad, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Chad is 10.7, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Chad peaked at 10.7 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.17, in 1990.
Chad ranks 173rd 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 Chad, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.17 | — |
| 1991 | 3.31 | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 3.46 | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 3.62 | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 3.79 | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 3.97 | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 4.15 | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 4.35 | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 4.56 | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 4.77 | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 4.99 | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 5.22 | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 5.46 | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 5.7 | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 5.94 | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 6.18 | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 6.41 | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 6.64 | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 6.85 | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 7.05 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 7.24 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 7.43 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 7.62 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 7.82 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 8.04 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 8.29 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 8.56 | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 8.86 | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 9.19 | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 9.54 | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 9.91 | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 10.29 | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 10.7 | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.92 | 3.17 | 4.77 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.04 | 4.99 | 7.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.26 | 7.24 | 9.54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.3 | 9.91 | 10.7 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Chad?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Chad was 10.7 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.17 in 1990.
- How does Chad rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Chad ranks 173rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad 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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