Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 14.82 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
14.82
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
151st
of 193 countries
All-time high
14.82
in 2022
All-time low
5.42
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Sao Tome and Principe, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Sao Tome and Principe is 14.82, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 14.82 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.42, in 1990.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 151st out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.42 | — |
| 1991 | 5.71 | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 6 | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 6.32 | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 6.64 | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 6.98 | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 7.33 | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 7.7 | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 8.08 | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 8.48 | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 8.88 | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 9.29 | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 9.72 | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 10.15 | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 10.57 | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 10.97 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 11.35 | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 11.71 | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 12.03 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 12.29 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 12.51 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 12.7 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 12.86 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 13.02 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 13.18 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 13.34 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 13.51 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 13.7 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 13.91 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 14.12 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 14.35 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 14.58 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 14.82 | +1.6% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 14.82 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.63, 95% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 14.82 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.8, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.87 | 5.42 | 8.48 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.7 | 8.88 | 12.29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.29 | 12.51 | 14.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.58 | 14.35 | 14.82 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 148 Botswana 15.69 compare
- 149 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 15.14 compare
- 150 Philippines 14.99 compare
- 152 Equatorial Guinea 14.75 compare
- 153 Central African Republic 14.72 compare
- 154 Cambodia 14.58 compare
More health data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -6.25 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 793.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 15 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2021)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0651 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Sao Tome and Principe was 14.82 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 14.82 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.42 in 1990.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 151st out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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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