Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Northern America (UNSDG)
Northern America (UNSDG): 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 Northern America (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Northern America (UNSDG) 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 Northern America (UNSDG) peaked at 40.73 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 37.55, in 2000.
That places Northern America (UNSDG) 7th 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 Northern America (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.55 | — |
| 2001 | 38.34 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 39.03 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 39.63 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 40.05 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 40.36 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 40.49 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 40.61 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 40.73 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 40.64 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 40.66 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 40.56 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 40.47 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 40.37 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 40.36 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 40.34 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 40.42 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 40.48 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 40.56 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 40.63 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 40.62 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 40.69 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 40.68 | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.74 | 37.55 | 40.73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.48 | 40.34 | 40.66 | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.66 | 40.62 | 40.69 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Northern America (UNSDG)
More health data for Northern America (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -0.4826 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 4,363 (2100)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 2.76 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 7,146 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 0.9707 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 1.79 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 11,064 (2024)
- Child deaths 3,918 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5684 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 2,675 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Northern America (UNSDG)?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Northern America (UNSDG) 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 Northern America (UNSDG)?
- 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 Northern America (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.55 in 2000.
- How does Northern America (UNSDG) rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Northern America (UNSDG) ranks 7th 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 America (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Northern America (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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