Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Panama
Panama: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 37.58 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Panama, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Panama stood at 37.58. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Panama peaked at 37.58 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.22, in 1990.
Panama ranks 36th 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 Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15.22 | — |
| 1991 | 15.85 | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 16.5 | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 17.15 | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 17.82 | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 18.49 | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 19.15 | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 19.81 | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 20.47 | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 21.12 | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 21.76 | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 22.4 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 23.02 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 23.64 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 24.25 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 24.86 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 25.47 | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 26.11 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 26.75 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 27.41 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 28.08 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 28.78 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 29.49 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 30.24 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 31 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 31.79 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 32.6 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 33.42 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 34.25 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 35.08 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 35.91 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 36.75 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 37.58 | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.16 | 15.22 | 21.12 | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.57 | 21.76 | 27.41 | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.47 | 28.08 | 35.08 | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.75 | 35.91 | 37.58 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Panama?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Panama was 37.58 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 37.58 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.22 in 1990.
- How does Panama rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Panama ranks 36th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama 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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