Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Malawi
Malawi: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 8.74 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Malawi, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Malawi is 8.74, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 45.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Malawi peaked at 8.74 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.99, in 1990.
Malawi ranks 185th 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 Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.99 | — |
| 1991 | 3.07 | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 3.15 | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 3.24 | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 3.34 | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 3.44 | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 3.56 | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 3.69 | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 3.81 | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 3.95 | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 4.09 | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 4.24 | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 4.39 | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 4.55 | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 4.71 | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 4.87 | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 5.03 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 5.19 | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 5.34 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 5.5 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 5.66 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 5.83 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 6.02 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 6.21 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 6.43 | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 6.66 | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 6.91 | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 7.18 | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 7.46 | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 7.76 | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 8.07 | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 8.4 | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 8.74 | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.42 | 2.99 | 3.95 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.79 | 4.09 | 5.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.61 | 5.66 | 7.76 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.4 | 8.07 | 8.74 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Malawi?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Malawi was 8.74 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 8.74 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.99 in 1990.
- How does Malawi rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Malawi ranks 185th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi 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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