Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Namibia
Namibia: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 13.94 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
13.94
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
156th
of 193 countries
All-time high
13.94
in 2022
All-time low
3.3
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Namibia, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 13.94 for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 48.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Namibia peaked at 13.94 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.3, in 1990.
That places Namibia 156th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.3 | — |
| 1991 | 3.47 | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 3.64 | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 3.83 | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 4.02 | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 4.23 | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 4.46 | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 4.7 | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 4.96 | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 5.23 | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 5.51 | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 5.81 | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 6.13 | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 6.45 | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 6.78 | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 7.11 | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 7.44 | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 7.77 | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 8.09 | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 8.41 | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 8.73 | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 9.05 | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 9.39 | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 9.73 | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 10.1 | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 10.48 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 10.9 | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 11.34 | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 11.82 | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 12.32 | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 12.84 | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 13.38 | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 13.94 | +4.2% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 13.94 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.63, 89% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 13.94 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.8, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.18 | 3.3 | 5.23 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.95 | 5.51 | 8.41 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.39 | 8.73 | 12.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.39 | 12.84 | 13.94 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Namibia?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Namibia was 13.94 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.94 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3 in 1990.
- How does Namibia rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Namibia ranks 156th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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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