Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Mexico
Mexico: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 38.89 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Mexico, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Mexico is 38.89, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Mexico peaked at 38.89 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16.72, in 1990.
Mexico ranks 33rd 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 Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16.72 | — |
| 1991 | 17.84 | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 18.99 | +6.4% |
| 1993 | 20.17 | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 21.36 | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 22.56 | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 23.75 | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 24.91 | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 26.03 | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 27.11 | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 28.14 | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 29.1 | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 30.01 | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 30.83 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 31.58 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 32.25 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 32.85 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 33.38 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 33.85 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 34.28 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 34.68 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 35.06 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 35.42 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 35.78 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 36.13 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 36.47 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 36.81 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 37.16 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 37.52 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 37.88 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 38.23 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 38.57 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 38.89 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.94 | 16.72 | 27.11 | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.63 | 28.14 | 34.28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.29 | 34.68 | 37.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.56 | 38.23 | 38.89 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Mexico?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Mexico was 38.89 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 38.89 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.72 in 1990.
- How does Mexico rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Mexico ranks 33rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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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