Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 41.4 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
41.4
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
24th
of 193 countries
All-time high
41.4
in 2022
All-time low
14.72
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Saudi Arabia stood at 41.4. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Saudi Arabia peaked at 41.4 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.72, in 1990.
That places Saudi Arabia 24th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 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 Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.72 | — |
| 1991 | 14.79 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 14.95 | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 15.23 | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 15.61 | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 16.05 | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 16.54 | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 17.09 | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 17.7 | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 18.36 | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 19.09 | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 19.88 | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 20.73 | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 21.63 | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 22.61 | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 23.66 | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 24.73 | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 25.79 | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 26.8 | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 27.8 | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 28.77 | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 29.73 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 30.66 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 31.6 | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 32.56 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 33.49 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 34.44 | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 35.52 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 36.7 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 37.89 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 39.04 | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 40.21 | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 41.4 | +3.0% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 41.4 is above the median for high income countries, which is 29.21, 1.4× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 41.4 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 34.97, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.1 | 14.72 | 18.36 | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.27 | 19.09 | 27.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.14 | 28.77 | 37.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.22 | 39.04 | 41.4 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Saudi Arabia?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Saudi Arabia was 41.4 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 41.4 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.72 in 1990.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 24th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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