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

Latest (2022)
10.7
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
173rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
10.7
in 2022
All-time low
3.17
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022

Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Chad, 1990–2022

468101990200620221990: 3.21991: 3.31992: 3.51993: 3.61994: 3.81995: 41996: 4.21997: 4.31998: 4.61999: 4.82000: 52001: 5.22002: 5.52003: 5.72004: 5.92005: 6.22006: 6.42007: 6.62008: 6.82009: 72010: 7.22011: 7.42012: 7.62013: 7.82014: 82015: 8.32016: 8.62017: 8.92018: 9.22019: 9.52020: 9.92021: 10.32022: 10.7

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

Annual values for Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) in Chad, 1990 to 2022.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Chad

  1. 170 Kyrgyzstan 11.51 compare
  2. 171 Somalia 11.31 compare
  3. 172 Djibouti 11.15 compare
  4. 174 Eritrea 10.69 compare
  5. 175 Congo 10.63 compare
  6. 176 Zimbabwe 10.46 compare

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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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Indicator
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
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Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
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