Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Morocco
Morocco: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 20.89 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
20.89
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
121st
of 193 countries
All-time high
20.89
in 2022
All-time low
11.52
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Morocco, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Morocco is 20.89, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Morocco peaked at 20.89 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.52, in 1990.
Morocco ranks 121st 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 Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.52 | — |
| 1991 | 11.66 | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 11.83 | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 12.04 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 12.26 | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 12.51 | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 12.77 | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 13.06 | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 13.37 | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 13.7 | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 14.05 | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 14.41 | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 14.78 | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 15.14 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 15.48 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 15.8 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 16.09 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 16.35 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 16.59 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 16.81 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 17.02 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 17.24 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 17.47 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 17.71 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 17.97 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 18.26 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 18.57 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 18.91 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 19.27 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 19.65 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 20.04 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 20.46 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 20.89 | +2.1% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 20.89 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.63, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 20.89 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 34.97, 60% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.47 | 11.52 | 13.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.55 | 14.05 | 16.81 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.21 | 17.02 | 19.65 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.46 | 20.04 | 20.89 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 118 Yemen 21.06 compare
- 119 South Africa 20.97 compare
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- 122 Lithuania 20.54 compare
- 123 Kazakhstan 20.38 compare
- 124 Uzbekistan 19.9 compare
More health data for Morocco
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.91 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6655 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 925 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3 (2018)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0396 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0413 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Morocco?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Morocco was 20.89 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 20.89 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.52 in 1990.
- How does Morocco rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Morocco ranks 121st out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco 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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