Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Mozambique
Mozambique: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 9.81 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
9.81
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
180th
of 193 countries
All-time high
9.81
in 2022
All-time low
4.86
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Mozambique, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Mozambique is 9.81, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Mozambique peaked at 9.81 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.86, in 1990.
Mozambique ranks 180th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.86 | — |
| 1991 | 5.06 | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 5.27 | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 5.48 | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 5.7 | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 5.92 | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 6.13 | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 6.35 | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 6.57 | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 6.78 | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 6.99 | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 7.19 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 7.39 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 7.58 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 7.76 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 7.93 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 8.08 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 8.22 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 8.34 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 8.44 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 8.53 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 8.62 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 8.71 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 8.79 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 8.89 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 8.98 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 9.08 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 9.19 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 9.3 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 9.41 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 9.54 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 9.66 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 9.81 | +1.6% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 9.81 is below the median for low income countries, which is 12.21, 80% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 9.81 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.8, 77% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.81 | 4.86 | 6.78 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.79 | 6.99 | 8.44 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.95 | 8.53 | 9.41 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.67 | 9.54 | 9.81 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Mozambique?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Mozambique was 9.81 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 9.81 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.86 in 1990.
- How does Mozambique rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Mozambique ranks 180th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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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