Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 27.32 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
27.32
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
88th
of 193 countries
All-time high
27.32
in 2022
All-time low
15.1
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in North Macedonia, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in North Macedonia stood at 27.32. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in North Macedonia peaked at 27.32 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.1, in 1990.
North Macedonia ranks 88th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15.1 | — |
| 1991 | 15.42 | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 15.74 | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 16.04 | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 16.34 | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 16.63 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 16.92 | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 17.2 | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 17.48 | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 17.82 | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 18.25 | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 18.76 | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 19.28 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 19.81 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 20.36 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 20.93 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 21.5 | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 22.06 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 22.6 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 23.06 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 23.43 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 23.75 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 24.03 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 24.29 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 24.57 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 24.88 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 25.18 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 25.47 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 25.77 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 26.12 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 26.51 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 26.92 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 27.32 | +1.5% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 27.32 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.72, 89% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 27.32 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.84, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.47 | 15.1 | 17.82 | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.66 | 18.25 | 23.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.75 | 23.43 | 26.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.92 | 26.51 | 27.32 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in North Macedonia?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in North Macedonia was 27.32 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.32 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.1 in 1990.
- How does North Macedonia rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- North Macedonia ranks 88th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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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