Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab countries
(SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab countries: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 31.63 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab countries, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab countries stood at 31.63. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab countries peaked at 31.63 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 20.7, in 2000.
(SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab countries ranks 36th of 156 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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) ESCWA_Arab countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.7 | — |
| 2001 | 21.22 | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 21.71 | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 22.19 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 22.65 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 23.09 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 23.53 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 23.96 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 24.32 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 24.7 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 25.08 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 25.48 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 25.92 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 26.38 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 26.88 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 27.4 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 27.93 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 28.49 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 29.14 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 29.76 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 30.39 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 31.01 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 31.63 | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.81 | 20.7 | 24.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.25 | 25.08 | 29.76 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.01 | 30.39 | 31.63 | 3 |
Countries ranked near (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab countries
More health data for (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab countries
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 11,385 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 61.96 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 31.78 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 5.58 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 14.42 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 6.51 (2022)
- Proportion of health care facilities with no water service 7.38 (2025)
- Proportion of health care facilities with basic water services 73.85 (2025)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 13.31 (2020)
- Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services 18.78 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab countries?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab countries was 31.63 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab countries?
- The highest recorded value was 31.63 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.7 in 2000.
- How does (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab countries rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab countries ranks 36th 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) ESCWA_Arab countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab countries 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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