Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs)
(SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs): Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 36.2 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs) is 36.2, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs) peaked at 36.2 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 24.85, in 2000.
That places (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs) 17th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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 Middle-Income Countries (MICs), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.85 | — |
| 2001 | 25.46 | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 26.06 | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 26.64 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 27.17 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 27.65 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 28.13 | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 28.58 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 28.93 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 29.31 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 29.7 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 30.11 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 30.56 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 31.03 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 31.54 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 32.07 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 32.61 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 33.17 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 33.81 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 34.4 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 35.01 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 35.62 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 36.2 | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.28 | 24.85 | 29.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.9 | 29.7 | 34.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.61 | 35.01 | 36.2 | 3 |
Countries ranked near (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs)
- 14 Antigua and Barbuda 44.57 compare
- 15 Belize 43.84 compare
- 16 Kiribati 43.64 compare
- 17 Micronesia, Federated States of 42.81 compare
- 18 Saint Kitts and Nevis 42.47 compare
- 19 Egypt 42.42 compare
- 20 Barbados 42.02 compare
More health data for (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 5,179 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 66.25 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 35.04 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 3.26 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 16.57 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 3.72 (2022)
- Proportion of health care facilities with no water service 8.08 (2025)
- Proportion of health care facilities with basic water services 82.36 (2025)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 13.4 (2020)
- Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services 9.56 (2025)
All data for (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs)?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs) was 36.2 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 Middle-Income Countries (MICs)?
- The highest recorded value was 36.2 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.85 in 2000.
- How does (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs) rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs) ranks 17th 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 Middle-Income Countries (MICs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs) 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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