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

Latest (2022)
46.57
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
12th
of 193 countries
All-time high
46.57
in 2022
All-time low
23.75
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022

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

010203040501990200620221990: 23.81991: 24.41992: 251993: 25.61994: 26.31995: 27.11996: 27.91997: 28.81998: 29.71999: 30.62000: 31.62001: 32.52002: 33.42003: 34.32004: 35.12005: 362006: 36.82007: 37.62008: 38.32009: 38.82010: 39.42011: 40.12012: 40.62013: 41.22014: 41.92015: 42.42016: 432017: 43.62018: 44.12019: 44.82020: 45.32021: 45.92022: 46.6

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

Annual values for Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) in Qatar, 1990 to 2022.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Qatar

  1. 9 Samoa 49.68 compare
  2. 10 Palau 47.67 compare
  3. 11 Kuwait 47.13 compare
  4. 13 United Arab Emirates 45.27 compare
  5. 14 Antigua and Barbuda 44.57 compare
  6. 15 Belize 43.84 compare

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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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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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