Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in North Korea
North Korea: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 20.96 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
20.96
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
120th
of 193 countries
All-time high
20.96
in 2022
All-time low
4.07
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in North Korea, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
North Korea recorded 20.96 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 4.4% on the previous year and up 54.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in North Korea peaked at 20.96 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.07, in 1990.
That places North Korea 120th 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 North Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.07 | — |
| 1991 | 4.34 | +6.6% |
| 1992 | 4.65 | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 4.97 | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 5.3 | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 5.64 | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 5.99 | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 6.36 | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 6.74 | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 7.14 | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 7.56 | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 8 | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 8.45 | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 8.92 | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 9.41 | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 9.9 | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 10.4 | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 10.9 | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 11.4 | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 11.91 | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 12.44 | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 12.99 | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 13.56 | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 14.16 | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 14.78 | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 15.43 | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 16.11 | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 16.82 | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 17.58 | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 18.37 | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 19.21 | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 20.07 | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 20.96 | +4.4% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 20.96 is above the median for low income countries, which is 12.21, 1.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 20.96 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 31.67, 66% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.52 | 4.07 | 7.14 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.68 | 7.56 | 11.91 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.22 | 12.44 | 18.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.08 | 19.21 | 20.96 | 3 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
More health data for North Korea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2456 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 767 (2100)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5049 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.1972 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.1271 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0541 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.073 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in North Korea?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in North Korea was 20.96 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 20.96 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.07 in 1990.
- How does North Korea rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- North Korea ranks 120th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Korea 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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