Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Oriente Medio y África del Norte

Oriente Medio y África del Norte: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 34.63 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
34.63
Change on year
up 2.1%
Rank
30th
of 156 groups
All-time high
34.63
in 2022
All-time low
21.45
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Oriente Medio y África del Norte, 2000–2022

01020302000201120222000: 21.52001: 22.12002: 22.82003: 23.42004: 242005: 24.62006: 25.22007: 25.72008: 26.22009: 26.72010: 27.12011: 27.62012: 28.12013: 28.72014: 29.22015: 29.82016: 30.42017: 31.12018: 31.82019: 32.52020: 33.22021: 33.92022: 34.6

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

The most recent figure for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Oriente Medio y África del Norte is 34.63, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Oriente Medio y África del Norte peaked at 34.63 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 21.45, in 2000.

That places Oriente Medio y África del Norte 30th 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 Oriente Medio y África del Norte, 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 Oriente Medio y África del Norte, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 21.45
2001 22.1 +3.0%
2002 22.76 +3.0%
2003 23.41 +2.9%
2004 24.03 +2.7%
2005 24.6 +2.3%
2006 25.18 +2.4%
2007 25.71 +2.1%
2008 26.18 +1.8%
2009 26.65 +1.8%
2010 27.11 +1.7%
2011 27.6 +1.8%
2012 28.1 +1.8%
2013 28.66 +2.0%
2014 29.23 +2.0%
2015 29.82 +2.0%
2016 30.43 +2.1%
2017 31.09 +2.2%
2018 31.83 +2.4%
2019 32.51 +2.2%
2020 33.22 +2.2%
2021 33.93 +2.1%
2022 34.63 +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 24.21 21.45 26.65 10
2010s 29.64 27.11 32.51 10
2020s 33.92 33.22 34.63 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Oriente Medio y África del Norte?
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Oriente Medio y África del Norte was 34.63 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Oriente Medio y África del Norte?
The highest recorded value was 34.63 in 2022.
What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Oriente Medio y África del Norte?
The lowest recorded value was 21.45 in 2000.
How does Oriente Medio y África del Norte rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
Oriente Medio y África del Norte ranks 30th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Oriente Medio y África del Norte?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Oriente Medio y África del Norte 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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Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate)
Source
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Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
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