Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in (SDGRC) ECA AMU

(SDGRC) ECA AMU: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 27.28 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
27.28
Change on year
up 2.6%
Rank
48th
of 156 groups
All-time high
27.28
in 2022
All-time low
16.54
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in (SDGRC) ECA AMU, 2000–2022

01020302000201120222000: 16.52001: 172002: 17.42003: 17.92004: 18.42005: 18.82006: 19.22007: 19.62008: 19.92009: 20.22010: 20.62011: 20.92012: 21.42013: 21.82014: 22.32015: 22.82016: 23.32017: 23.92018: 24.62019: 25.32020: 25.92021: 26.62022: 27.3

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

(SDGRC) ECA AMU recorded 27.28 for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) ECA AMU peaked at 27.28 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16.54, in 2000.

That places (SDGRC) ECA AMU 48th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in (SDGRC) ECA AMU, 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 (SDGRC) ECA AMU, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 16.54
2001 16.96 +2.5%
2002 17.43 +2.8%
2003 17.9 +2.7%
2004 18.35 +2.5%
2005 18.78 +2.3%
2006 19.2 +2.3%
2007 19.56 +1.9%
2008 19.91 +1.8%
2009 20.24 +1.7%
2010 20.59 +1.7%
2011 20.93 +1.6%
2012 21.36 +2.1%
2013 21.78 +2.0%
2014 22.26 +2.2%
2015 22.79 +2.4%
2016 23.34 +2.4%
2017 23.93 +2.5%
2018 24.59 +2.8%
2019 25.26 +2.7%
2020 25.87 +2.4%
2021 26.58 +2.8%
2022 27.28 +2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 18.49 16.54 20.24 10
2010s 22.68 20.59 25.26 10
2020s 26.57 25.87 27.28 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) ECA AMU?
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) ECA AMU was 27.28 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA AMU?
The highest recorded value was 27.28 in 2022.
What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA AMU?
The lowest recorded value was 16.54 in 2000.
How does (SDGRC) ECA AMU rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
(SDGRC) ECA AMU ranks 48th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in (SDGRC) ECA AMU?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this (SDGRC) ECA AMU 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
Licence
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Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
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