Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in North America (World Bank regions)
North America (World Bank regions): Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 40.68 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in North America (World Bank regions), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in North America (World Bank regions) is 40.68, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in North America (World Bank regions) peaked at 40.73 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 37.55, in 2000.
That places North America (World Bank regions) 6th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in North America (World Bank regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.55 | — |
| 2001 | 38.34 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 39.04 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 39.63 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 40.05 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 40.37 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 40.5 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 40.61 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 40.73 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 40.65 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 40.66 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 40.57 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 40.47 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 40.38 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 40.36 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 40.34 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 40.42 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 40.49 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 40.56 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 40.63 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 40.62 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 40.7 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 40.68 | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.75 | 37.55 | 40.73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.49 | 40.34 | 40.66 | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.67 | 40.62 | 40.7 | 3 |
Countries ranked near North America (World Bank regions)
More health data for North America (World Bank regions)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 4,362 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 71 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 40.33 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 1.71 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 19.75 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 1.34 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 8.15 (2020)
- Weight-for-height <-2 SD 0.2 (2024)
- Weight-for-height <-3 SD 0 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in North America (World Bank regions)?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in North America (World Bank regions) was 40.68 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in North America (World Bank regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 40.73 in 2008.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in North America (World Bank regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.55 in 2000.
- How does North America (World Bank regions) rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- North America (World Bank regions) ranks 6th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in North America (World Bank regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this North America (World Bank regions) 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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