Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Eswatini
Eswatini: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 18.94 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Eswatini, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Eswatini stood at 18.94. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Eswatini peaked at 18.94 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.04, in 1990.
That places Eswatini 127th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.04 | — |
| 1991 | 7.32 | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 7.62 | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 7.93 | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 8.23 | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 8.55 | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 8.9 | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 9.29 | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 9.7 | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 10.1 | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 10.51 | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 10.93 | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 11.35 | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 11.78 | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 12.21 | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 12.63 | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 13.04 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 13.44 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 13.79 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 14.1 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 14.4 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 14.69 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 14.99 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 15.29 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 15.61 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 15.95 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 16.31 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 16.69 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 17.1 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 17.52 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 17.97 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 18.44 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 18.94 | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.47 | 7.04 | 10.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.38 | 10.51 | 14.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.86 | 14.4 | 17.52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.45 | 17.97 | 18.94 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Eswatini?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Eswatini was 18.94 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 18.94 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.04 in 1990.
- How does Eswatini rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Eswatini ranks 127th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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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