Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Haiti
Haiti: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 25.69 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
25.69
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
95th
of 193 countries
All-time high
25.69
in 2022
All-time low
9.88
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Haiti, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Haiti stood at 25.69. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Haiti peaked at 25.69 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.88, in 1990.
Haiti ranks 95th 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 Haiti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.88 | — |
| 1991 | 10.26 | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 10.66 | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 11.06 | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 11.47 | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 11.9 | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 12.33 | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 12.76 | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 13.21 | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 13.66 | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 14.12 | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 14.59 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 15.06 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 15.53 | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 16 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 16.47 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 16.95 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 17.43 | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 17.91 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 18.4 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 18.9 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 19.4 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 19.9 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 20.41 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 20.94 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 21.48 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 22.04 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 22.62 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 23.22 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 23.83 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 24.45 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 25.07 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 25.69 | +2.5% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 25.69 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.63, 1.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 25.69 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 36.89, 70% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.72 | 9.88 | 13.66 | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.25 | 14.12 | 18.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.27 | 18.9 | 23.83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.07 | 24.45 | 25.69 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
More health data for Haiti
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.21 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.418 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,297 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,902 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 16 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3629 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.051 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.4861 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Haiti?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Haiti was 25.69 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 25.69 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.88 in 1990.
- How does Haiti rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Haiti ranks 95th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Haiti 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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