Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Niger
Niger: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 10.37 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Niger, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Niger stood at 10.37. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 51.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Niger peaked at 10.37 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.53, in 1990.
That places Niger 177th 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 Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.53 | — |
| 1991 | 2.63 | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 2.74 | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 2.86 | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 2.99 | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 3.13 | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 3.28 | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 3.44 | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 3.62 | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 3.81 | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 4.01 | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 4.23 | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 4.46 | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 4.7 | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 4.94 | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 5.19 | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 5.44 | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 5.69 | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 5.94 | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 6.17 | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 6.4 | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 6.63 | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 6.86 | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 7.1 | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 7.36 | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 7.64 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 7.95 | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 8.28 | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 8.65 | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 9.04 | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 9.46 | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 9.9 | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 10.37 | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.1 | 2.53 | 3.81 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.08 | 4.01 | 6.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.59 | 6.4 | 9.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.91 | 9.46 | 10.37 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Niger?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Niger was 10.37 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 10.37 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.53 in 1990.
- How does Niger rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Niger ranks 177th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger 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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