Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Low-Income Countries (LICs)
(SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Low-Income Countries (LICs): Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 19.55 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Low-Income Countries (LICs), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Low-Income Countries (LICs) stood at 19.55. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Low-Income Countries (LICs) peaked at 19.55 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.7, in 2000.
(SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Low-Income Countries (LICs) ranks 80th 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 Low-Income Countries (LICs), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.7 | — |
| 2001 | 11.04 | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 11.31 | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 11.63 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 11.94 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 12.25 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 12.57 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 12.93 | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 13.21 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 13.5 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 13.81 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 14.2 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 14.55 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 14.88 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 15.23 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 15.71 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 16.2 | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 16.72 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 17.3 | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 17.86 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 18.44 | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 18.98 | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 19.55 | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.11 | 10.7 | 13.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.65 | 13.81 | 17.86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.99 | 18.44 | 19.55 | 3 |
Countries ranked near (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Low-Income Countries (LICs)
More health data for (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Low-Income Countries (LICs)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 4,726 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 44.43 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 19.14 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 13.2 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 8.87 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 11.6 (2022)
- Proportion of health care facilities with no water service 8.81 (2025)
- Proportion of health care facilities with basic water services 44.29 (2025)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 13.64 (2020)
- Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services 46.91 (2025)
All data for (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Low-Income Countries (LICs) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Low-Income Countries (LICs)?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Low-Income Countries (LICs) was 19.55 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 Low-Income Countries (LICs)?
- The highest recorded value was 19.55 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Low-Income Countries (LICs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7 in 2000.
- How does (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Low-Income Countries (LICs) rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Low-Income Countries (LICs) ranks 80th 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 Low-Income Countries (LICs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Low-Income Countries (LICs) 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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