Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Samoa
Samoa: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 49.68 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Samoa, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Samoa stood at 49.68. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Samoa peaked at 49.68 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 26.03, in 1990.
That places Samoa 9th 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 Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 26.03 | — |
| 1991 | 26.89 | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 27.73 | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 28.56 | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 29.37 | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 30.15 | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 30.9 | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 31.64 | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 32.38 | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 33.12 | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 33.88 | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 34.68 | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 35.5 | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 36.35 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 37.2 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 38.06 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 38.92 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 39.77 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 40.58 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 41.34 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 42.05 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 42.7 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 43.3 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 43.88 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 44.45 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 45.01 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 45.59 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 46.17 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 46.79 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 47.45 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 48.16 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 48.91 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 49.68 | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.68 | 26.03 | 33.12 | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.63 | 33.88 | 41.34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.74 | 42.05 | 47.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.92 | 48.16 | 49.68 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Samoa?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Samoa was 49.68 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 49.68 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.03 in 1990.
- How does Samoa rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Samoa ranks 9th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa 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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