Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Malta
Malta: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 28.18 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
28.18
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
82nd
of 193 countries
All-time high
29.01
in 2009
All-time low
22.38
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Malta, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Malta is 28.18, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Malta peaked at 29.01 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 22.38, in 1990.
Malta ranks 82nd 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 Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 22.38 | — |
| 1991 | 22.83 | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 23.28 | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 23.74 | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 24.21 | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 24.7 | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 25.2 | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 25.67 | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 26.13 | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 26.58 | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 27.02 | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 27.45 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 27.86 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 28.2 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 28.46 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 28.67 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 28.82 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 28.91 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 28.98 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 29.01 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 29 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 28.92 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 28.79 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 28.67 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 28.58 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 28.49 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 28.45 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 28.47 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 28.46 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 28.41 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 28.36 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 28.28 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 28.18 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.47 | 22.38 | 26.58 | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.34 | 27.02 | 29.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.62 | 28.41 | 29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.27 | 28.18 | 28.36 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Malta?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Malta was 28.18 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 29.01 in 2009.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.38 in 1990.
- How does Malta rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Malta ranks 82nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta 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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