Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Nauru
Nauru: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 57.26 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
57.26
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
4th
of 193 countries
All-time high
57.26
in 2022
All-time low
33.43
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Nauru, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Nauru stood at 57.26. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Nauru peaked at 57.26 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 33.43, in 1990.
Nauru ranks 4th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Nauru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33.43 | — |
| 1991 | 34.14 | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 34.96 | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 35.89 | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 36.92 | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 38 | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 39.06 | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 40.11 | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 41.12 | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 42.08 | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 42.98 | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 43.84 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 44.7 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 45.67 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 46.67 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 47.61 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 48.47 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 49.27 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 49.95 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 50.53 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 51.02 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 51.44 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 51.86 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 52.34 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 52.81 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 53.3 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 53.8 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 54.28 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 54.79 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 55.35 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 55.95 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 56.59 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 57.26 | +1.2% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 57.26 is above the median for high income countries, which is 29.21, 2.0× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 57.26 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 31.67, 1.8× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.57 | 33.43 | 42.08 | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.97 | 42.98 | 50.53 | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.1 | 51.02 | 55.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.6 | 55.95 | 57.26 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
More health data for Nauru
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8477 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2019)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.33 % 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 0.0593 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.1333 % 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 0.0623 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Nauru?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Nauru was 57.26 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 57.26 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.43 in 1990.
- How does Nauru rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Nauru ranks 4th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nauru 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 33 observations, free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required).