Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Countries in conflict
(SDGRC) ESCWA_Countries in conflict: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 25.25 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Countries in conflict, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Countries in conflict is 25.25, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Countries in conflict peaked at 25.25 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.26, in 2000.
That places (SDGRC) ESCWA_Countries in conflict 52nd 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) ESCWA_Countries in conflict, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.26 | — |
| 2001 | 14.7 | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 15.12 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 15.57 | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 16 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 16.43 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 16.82 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 17.15 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 17.51 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 17.92 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 18.33 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 18.78 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 19.26 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 19.76 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 20.24 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 20.81 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 21.39 | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 21.98 | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 22.65 | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 23.28 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 23.95 | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 24.59 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 25.25 | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.15 | 14.26 | 17.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.65 | 18.33 | 23.28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.6 | 23.95 | 25.25 | 3 |
Countries ranked near (SDGRC) ESCWA_Countries in conflict
- 49 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 35.62 compare
- 50 Libya 34.97 compare
- 51 Paraguay 34.49 compare
- 52 Seychelles 34 compare
- 53 Greece 33.97 compare
- 54 Korea 33.92 compare
- 55 Costa Rica 33.89 compare
More health data for (SDGRC) ESCWA_Countries in conflict
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 6,123 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 53.37 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 25.78 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 10.05 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 11.62 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 9.14 (2022)
- Proportion of health care facilities with no water service 6.66 (2025)
- Proportion of health care facilities with basic water services 53.09 (2025)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 12.94 (2020)
- Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services 40.25 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Countries in conflict?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Countries in conflict was 25.25 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Countries in conflict?
- The highest recorded value was 25.25 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Countries in conflict?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.26 in 2000.
- How does (SDGRC) ESCWA_Countries in conflict rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- (SDGRC) ESCWA_Countries in conflict ranks 52nd 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_Countries in conflict?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this (SDGRC) ESCWA_Countries in conflict 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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