Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Guyana
Guyana: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 28 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
28
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
83rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
28
in 2022
All-time low
9.92
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Guyana, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 28 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.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 40.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Guyana peaked at 28 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.92, in 1990.
Guyana ranks 83rd 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 Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.92 | — |
| 1991 | 10.27 | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 10.63 | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 11 | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 11.38 | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 11.78 | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 12.18 | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 12.6 | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 13.03 | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 13.47 | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 13.93 | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 14.4 | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 14.88 | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 15.36 | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 15.84 | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 16.32 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 16.8 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 17.29 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 17.78 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 18.29 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 18.81 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 19.38 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 19.97 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 20.62 | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 21.3 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 22.03 | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 22.8 | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 23.61 | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 24.41 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 25.27 | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 26.19 | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 27.09 | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 28 | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.63 | 9.92 | 13.47 | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.09 | 13.93 | 18.29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.82 | 18.81 | 25.27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.09 | 26.19 | 28 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Guyana?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Guyana was 28 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 28 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.92 in 1990.
- How does Guyana rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Guyana ranks 83rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana 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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