Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab LDCs subregion
(SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab LDCs subregion: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 16.23 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab LDCs subregion, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab LDCs subregion stood at 16.23. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 47.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab LDCs subregion peaked at 16.23 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.67, in 2000.
(SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab LDCs subregion ranks 93rd of 156 groups on this measure, 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) ESCWA_Arab LDCs subregion, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.67 | — |
| 2001 | 7.97 | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 8.19 | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 8.45 | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 8.71 | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 8.98 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 9.24 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 9.54 | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 9.79 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 10.04 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 10.33 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 10.7 | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 11.03 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 11.39 | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 11.78 | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 12.26 | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 12.74 | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 13.22 | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 13.78 | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 14.35 | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 14.97 | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 15.58 | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 16.23 | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.86 | 7.67 | 10.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.16 | 10.33 | 14.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.59 | 14.97 | 16.23 | 3 |
Countries ranked near (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab LDCs subregion
More health data for (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab LDCs subregion
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 4,583 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 38.04 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 15.68 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 15.21 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 7.3 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 12.78 (2022)
- Proportion of health care facilities with no water service 10.5 (2025)
- Proportion of health care facilities with basic water services 40.49 (2025)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 13.61 (2020)
- Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services 49.01 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab LDCs subregion?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab LDCs subregion was 16.23 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 LDCs subregion?
- The highest recorded value was 16.23 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab LDCs subregion?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.67 in 2000.
- How does (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab LDCs subregion rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab LDCs subregion ranks 93rd 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 LDCs subregion?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab LDCs subregion 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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