Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Qatar
Qatar: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 46.57 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Qatar, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 46.57 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 1.5% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Qatar peaked at 46.57 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 23.75, in 1990.
That places Qatar 12th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Qatar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23.75 | — |
| 1991 | 24.35 | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 24.97 | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 25.64 | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 26.34 | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 27.09 | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 27.89 | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 28.78 | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 29.71 | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 30.64 | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 31.56 | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 32.49 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 33.39 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 34.27 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 35.11 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 35.97 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 36.82 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 37.59 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 38.28 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 38.83 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 39.4 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 40.07 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 40.65 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 41.23 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 41.86 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 42.43 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 43.01 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 43.59 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 44.15 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 44.75 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 45.3 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 45.87 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 46.57 | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.92 | 23.75 | 30.64 | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.43 | 31.56 | 38.83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.11 | 39.4 | 44.75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.91 | 45.3 | 46.57 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Qatar?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Qatar was 46.57 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 46.57 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.75 in 1990.
- How does Qatar rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Qatar ranks 12th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar 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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