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