Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Nepal
Nepal: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 8.75 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Nepal, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Nepal is 8.75, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 44.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Nepal peaked at 8.75 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.3, in 1990.
Nepal ranks 184th 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 Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.3 | — |
| 1991 | 2.43 | +5.7% |
| 1992 | 2.56 | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 2.71 | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 2.86 | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 3.02 | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 3.19 | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 3.36 | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 3.55 | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 3.74 | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 3.94 | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 4.14 | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 4.35 | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 4.55 | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 4.74 | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 4.93 | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 5.1 | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 5.26 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 5.41 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 5.57 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 5.73 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 5.89 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 6.07 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 6.26 | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 6.46 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 6.68 | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 6.91 | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 7.17 | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 7.45 | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 7.74 | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 8.06 | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 8.39 | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 8.75 | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.97 | 2.3 | 3.74 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.8 | 3.94 | 5.57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.64 | 5.73 | 7.74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.4 | 8.06 | 8.75 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Nepal?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Nepal was 8.75 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 8.75 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3 in 1990.
- How does Nepal rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Nepal ranks 184th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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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