Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Rwanda
Rwanda: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 9.63 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Rwanda, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Rwanda stood at 9.63. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Rwanda peaked at 9.63 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.54, in 1990.
Rwanda ranks 181st of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.54 | — |
| 1991 | 3.63 | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 3.73 | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 3.84 | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 3.96 | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 4.09 | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 4.22 | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 4.36 | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 4.51 | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 4.68 | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 4.85 | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 5.03 | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 5.21 | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 5.39 | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 5.56 | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 5.72 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 5.89 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 6.06 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 6.23 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 6.41 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 6.59 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 6.79 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 6.99 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 7.2 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 7.42 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 7.65 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 7.9 | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 8.16 | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 8.43 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 8.71 | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 9.01 | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 9.31 | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 9.63 | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.06 | 3.54 | 4.68 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.63 | 4.85 | 6.41 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.58 | 6.59 | 8.71 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.32 | 9.01 | 9.63 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Rwanda?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Rwanda was 9.63 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 9.63 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.54 in 1990.
- How does Rwanda rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Rwanda ranks 181st out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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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