Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Israel
Israel: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 23.15 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
23.15
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
103rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
23.15
in 2022
All-time low
15.46
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Israel, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Israel stood at 23.15. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Israel peaked at 23.15 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.46, in 1990.
That places Israel 103rd 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 Israel, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15.46 | — |
| 1991 | 15.68 | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 15.9 | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 16.14 | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 16.4 | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 16.66 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 16.95 | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 17.25 | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 17.57 | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 17.91 | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 18.27 | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 18.65 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 19.04 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 19.43 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 19.79 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 20.13 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 20.45 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 20.76 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 21.04 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 21.3 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 21.52 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 21.7 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 21.83 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 21.95 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 22.06 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 22.17 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 22.29 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 22.41 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 22.54 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 22.67 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 22.82 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 22.98 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 23.15 | +0.7% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 23.15 is below the median for high income countries, which is 29.21, 79% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Israel's 23.15 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 34.97, 66% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.59 | 15.46 | 17.91 | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.89 | 18.27 | 21.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.11 | 21.52 | 22.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.98 | 22.82 | 23.15 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Israel
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Israel?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Israel was 23.15 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 23.15 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.46 in 1990.
- How does Israel rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Israel ranks 103rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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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