Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Mali
Mali: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 16.01 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
16.01
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
146th
of 193 countries
All-time high
16.01
in 2022
All-time low
3.49
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Mali, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Mali is 16.01, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 46.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Mali peaked at 16.01 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.49, in 1990.
Mali ranks 146th 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 Mali, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.49 | — |
| 1991 | 3.65 | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 3.83 | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 4.03 | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 4.24 | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 4.47 | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 4.71 | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 4.98 | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 5.28 | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 5.6 | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 5.95 | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 6.32 | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 6.72 | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 7.14 | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 7.57 | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 8.02 | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 8.47 | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 8.91 | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 9.34 | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 9.76 | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 10.15 | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 10.54 | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 10.93 | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 11.33 | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 11.74 | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 12.17 | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 12.64 | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 13.13 | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 13.66 | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 14.21 | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 14.79 | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 15.39 | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 16.01 | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.43 | 3.49 | 5.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.82 | 5.95 | 9.76 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.05 | 10.15 | 14.21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.4 | 14.79 | 16.01 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 143 Myanmar 16.61 compare
- 144 Côte d'Ivoire 16.44 compare
- 145 Japan 16.25 compare
- 147 Turkmenistan 15.76 compare
- 148 Botswana 15.69 compare
- 149 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 15.14 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Mali?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Mali was 16.01 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 16.01 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.49 in 1990.
- How does Mali rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Mali ranks 146th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali 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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