Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Comoros
Comoros: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 13.54 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Comoros, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 13.54 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Comoros peaked at 13.54 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.74, in 1990.
That places Comoros 159th 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 Comoros, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.74 | — |
| 1991 | 4.92 | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 5.11 | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 5.3 | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 5.51 | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 5.72 | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 5.94 | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 6.17 | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 6.4 | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 6.65 | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 6.91 | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 7.18 | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 7.45 | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 7.71 | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 7.97 | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 8.23 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 8.48 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 8.72 | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 8.96 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 9.2 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 9.45 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 9.7 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 9.96 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 10.24 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 10.53 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 10.83 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 11.15 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 11.49 | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 11.86 | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 12.26 | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 12.67 | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 13.1 | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 13.54 | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.65 | 4.74 | 6.65 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.08 | 6.91 | 9.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.75 | 9.45 | 12.26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.1 | 12.67 | 13.54 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Comoros?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Comoros was 13.54 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 13.54 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.74 in 1990.
- How does Comoros rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Comoros ranks 159th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Comoros 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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