Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Oman

Oman: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 38.57 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
38.57
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
34th
of 193 countries
All-time high
38.57
in 2022
All-time low
15.08
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022

Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Oman, 1990–2022

0102030401990200620221990: 15.11991: 15.31992: 15.61993: 15.81994: 16.21995: 16.51996: 16.91997: 17.41998: 17.91999: 18.42000: 192001: 19.62002: 20.22003: 20.92004: 21.52005: 22.22006: 22.82007: 23.52008: 24.22009: 24.92010: 25.62011: 26.42012: 27.22013: 28.12014: 29.12015: 30.22016: 31.32017: 32.52018: 33.72019: 34.92020: 36.12021: 37.42022: 38.6

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

Oman recorded 38.57 for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 41.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Oman peaked at 38.57 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.08, in 1990.

Oman ranks 34th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Oman, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) in Oman, 1990 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1990 15.08
1991 15.3 +1.5%
1992 15.56 +1.7%
1993 15.85 +1.9%
1994 16.18 +2.1%
1995 16.53 +2.2%
1996 16.93 +2.4%
1997 17.37 +2.6%
1998 17.85 +2.8%
1999 18.38 +3.0%
2000 18.96 +3.2%
2001 19.57 +3.2%
2002 20.2 +3.2%
2003 20.85 +3.2%
2004 21.51 +3.2%
2005 22.18 +3.1%
2006 22.83 +2.9%
2007 23.5 +2.9%
2008 24.17 +2.9%
2009 24.87 +2.9%
2010 25.61 +3.0%
2011 26.39 +3.0%
2012 27.23 +3.2%
2013 28.15 +3.4%
2014 29.15 +3.6%
2015 30.21 +3.6%
2016 31.33 +3.7%
2017 32.49 +3.7%
2018 33.68 +3.7%
2019 34.9 +3.6%
2020 36.12 +3.5%
2021 37.35 +3.4%
2022 38.57 +3.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 16.5 15.08 18.38 10
2000s 21.86 18.96 24.87 10
2010s 29.91 25.61 34.9 10
2020s 37.35 36.12 38.57 3

Countries ranked near Oman

  1. 31 New Zealand 39.91 compare
  2. 32 Iraq 39.18 compare
  3. 33 Mexico 38.89 compare
  4. 35 Grenada 37.68 compare
  5. 36 Panama 37.58 compare
  6. 37 Trinidad and Tobago 37.54 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Oman?
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Oman was 38.57 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Oman?
The highest recorded value was 38.57 in 2022.
What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Oman?
The lowest recorded value was 15.08 in 1990.
How does Oman rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
Oman ranks 34th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Oman?
Over the last ten years it is up 41.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Oman 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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Indicator
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
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Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
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