Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Guatemala
Guatemala: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 22.78 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
22.78
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
107th
of 193 countries
All-time high
22.78
in 2022
All-time low
13.65
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Guatemala, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 22.78 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 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Guatemala peaked at 22.78 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.65, in 1990.
Guatemala ranks 107th of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.65 | — |
| 1991 | 14.25 | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 14.86 | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 15.46 | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 16.05 | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 16.62 | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 17.18 | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 17.71 | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 18.21 | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 18.68 | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 19.11 | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 19.51 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 19.85 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 20.15 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 20.4 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 20.62 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 20.81 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 20.98 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 21.15 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 21.3 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 21.46 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 21.62 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 21.78 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 21.93 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 22.07 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 22.21 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 22.32 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 22.41 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 22.49 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 22.57 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 22.64 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 22.71 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 22.78 | +0.3% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 22.78 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.72, 74% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 22.78 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 36.89, 62% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.27 | 13.65 | 18.68 | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.39 | 19.11 | 21.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.09 | 21.46 | 22.57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.71 | 22.64 | 22.78 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Guatemala?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Guatemala was 22.78 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 22.78 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.65 in 1990.
- How does Guatemala rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Guatemala ranks 107th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala 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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