Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 20.38 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
20.38
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
123rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
20.38
in 2022
All-time low
14.8
in 2004
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Kazakhstan, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 20.38 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 2.1% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Kazakhstan peaked at 20.38 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.8, in 2004.
Kazakhstan ranks 123rd 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 Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16.24 | — |
| 1991 | 16.16 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 16.07 | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 15.97 | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 15.87 | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 15.74 | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 15.61 | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 15.47 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 15.34 | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 15.22 | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 15.11 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 15.01 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 14.91 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 14.84 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 14.8 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 14.81 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 14.85 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 14.94 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 15.07 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 15.25 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 15.46 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 15.73 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 16.06 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 16.43 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 16.84 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 17.28 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 17.72 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 18.17 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 18.62 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 19.07 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 19.52 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 19.96 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 20.38 | +2.1% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 20.38 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.72, 66% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 20.38 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.84, 82% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.77 | 15.22 | 16.24 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.96 | 14.8 | 15.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.14 | 15.46 | 19.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.95 | 19.52 | 20.38 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 120 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 20.96 compare
- 121 Morocco 20.89 compare
- 122 Lithuania 20.54 compare
- 124 Uzbekistan 19.9 compare
- 125 Russian Federation 19.7 compare
- 126 Denmark 19.04 compare
More health data for Kazakhstan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3158 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 825.8 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 660 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.58 % 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 0.0485 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.16 % 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 Kazakhstan?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Kazakhstan was 20.38 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 20.38 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.8 in 2004.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Kazakhstan ranks 123rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kazakhstan 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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