Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Madagascar
Madagascar: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 7.25 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
7.25
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
190th
of 193 countries
All-time high
7.25
in 2022
All-time low
2.1
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Madagascar, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Madagascar stood at 7.25. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Madagascar peaked at 7.25 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.1, in 1990.
Madagascar ranks 190th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.1 | — |
| 1991 | 2.16 | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 2.23 | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 2.3 | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 2.38 | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 2.47 | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 2.56 | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 2.66 | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 2.77 | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 2.88 | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 2.99 | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 3.12 | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 3.25 | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 3.38 | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 3.51 | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 3.64 | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 3.78 | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 3.91 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 4.04 | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 4.18 | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 4.33 | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 4.49 | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 4.66 | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 4.84 | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 5.04 | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 5.26 | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 5.49 | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 5.74 | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 6.01 | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 6.29 | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 6.59 | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 6.91 | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 7.25 | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.45 | 2.1 | 2.88 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.58 | 2.99 | 4.18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.21 | 4.33 | 6.29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.92 | 6.59 | 7.25 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 187 Bangladesh 8.27 compare
- 188 Burundi 7.91 compare
- 189 Tanzania, United Republic of 7.83 compare
- 191 Burkina Faso 6.7 compare
- 192 Ethiopia 5.63 compare
- 193 Timor-Leste 3.73 compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4912 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 920.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,569 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 63 (2025)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.071 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Madagascar?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Madagascar was 7.25 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 7.25 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1 in 1990.
- How does Madagascar rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Madagascar ranks 190th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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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