Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG)
Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG): Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 32.57 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG) is 32.57, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG) peaked at 32.57 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 20.31, in 2000.
That places Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG) 33rd out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.31 | — |
| 2001 | 20.84 | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 21.34 | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 21.86 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 22.36 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 22.84 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 23.32 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 23.8 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 24.24 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 24.69 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 25.14 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 25.59 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 26.11 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 26.63 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 27.2 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 27.8 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 28.4 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 29.05 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 29.78 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 30.47 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 31.17 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 31.87 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 32.57 | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.56 | 20.31 | 24.69 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.62 | 25.14 | 30.47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.87 | 31.17 | 32.57 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG)
More health data for Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -11.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 10,884 (2100)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 148,273 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 8.31 (2024)
- Child deaths 52,963 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 12.97 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 4.7 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 95,310 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5151 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 49,171 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG)?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG) was 32.57 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 32.57 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.31 in 2000.
- How does Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG) rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG) ranks 33rd out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG) 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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