Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 30.41 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
30.41
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
74th
of 193 countries
All-time high
30.41
in 2022
All-time low
9.73
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Iran, Islamic Republic of recorded 30.41 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 3.2% on the previous year and up 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 30.41 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.73, in 1990.
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 74th 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 Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.73 | — |
| 1991 | 10.05 | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 10.42 | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 10.85 | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 11.33 | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 11.84 | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 12.41 | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 13.01 | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 13.66 | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 14.35 | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 15.07 | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 15.84 | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 16.62 | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 17.4 | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 18.15 | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 18.84 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 19.46 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 20 | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 20.46 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 20.88 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 21.3 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 21.75 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 22.24 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 22.79 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 23.41 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 24.1 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 24.89 | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 25.76 | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 26.66 | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 27.57 | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 28.51 | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 29.46 | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 30.41 | +3.2% |
Iran, Islamic Republic of compared with similar countries
- Iran, Islamic Republic of's 30.41 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.72, 99% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iran, Islamic Republic of's 30.41 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 34.97, 87% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.77 | 9.73 | 14.35 | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.27 | 15.07 | 20.88 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.05 | 21.3 | 27.57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.46 | 28.51 | 30.41 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 30.41 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 30.41 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.73 in 1990.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 74th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of 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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