Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Middle East and North Africa (World Bank regions)
Middle East and North Africa (World Bank regions): Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 28.33 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Middle East and North Africa (World Bank regions), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Middle East and North Africa (World Bank regions) is 28.33, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Middle East and North Africa (World Bank regions) peaked at 28.33 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.11, in 2000.
That places Middle East and North Africa (World Bank regions) 45th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Middle East and North Africa (World Bank regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.11 | — |
| 2001 | 15.54 | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 15.93 | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 16.34 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 16.78 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 17.16 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 17.55 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 17.94 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 18.31 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 18.72 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 19.14 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 19.61 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 20.12 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 20.73 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 21.37 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 22.11 | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 22.87 | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 23.69 | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 24.56 | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 25.48 | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 26.4 | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 27.33 | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 28.33 | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.94 | 15.11 | 18.72 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.97 | 19.14 | 25.48 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.35 | 26.4 | 28.33 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Middle East and North Africa (World Bank regions)
More health data for Middle East and North Africa (World Bank regions)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 17,231 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 60.85 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 28.77 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 5.3 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 12.72 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 9.71 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 15.5 (2020)
- Weight-for-height <-2 SD 5 (2024)
- Weight-for-height <-3 SD 1.6 (2024)
All data for Middle East and North Africa (World Bank regions) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Middle East and North Africa (World Bank regions)?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Middle East and North Africa (World Bank regions) was 28.33 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Middle East and North Africa (World Bank regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 28.33 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Middle East and North Africa (World Bank regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.11 in 2000.
- How does Middle East and North Africa (World Bank regions) rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Middle East and North Africa (World Bank regions) ranks 45th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Middle East and North Africa (World Bank regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East and North Africa (World Bank regions) 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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