Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 36.99 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
36.99
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
39th
of 193 countries
All-time high
36.99
in 2022
All-time low
19.7
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Marshall Islands, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Marshall Islands stood at 36.99. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Marshall Islands peaked at 36.99 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 19.7, in 1990.
Marshall Islands ranks 39th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19.7 | — |
| 1991 | 20.04 | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 20.4 | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 20.78 | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 21.16 | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 21.55 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 21.96 | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 22.38 | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 22.81 | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 23.26 | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 23.76 | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 24.29 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 24.83 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 25.37 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 25.92 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 26.45 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 26.98 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 27.54 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 28.1 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 28.66 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 29.2 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 29.71 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 30.22 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 30.73 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 31.27 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 31.85 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 32.46 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 33.1 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 33.77 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 34.5 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 35.31 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 36.14 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 36.99 | +2.4% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 36.99 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.72, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 36.99 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 31.67, 1.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.4 | 19.7 | 23.26 | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.19 | 23.76 | 28.66 | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.68 | 29.2 | 34.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.15 | 35.31 | 36.99 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,179 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
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- Population, male, per capita 0.5116 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 Marshall Islands?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Marshall Islands was 36.99 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 36.99 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.7 in 1990.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Marshall Islands ranks 39th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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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