Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Maghreb subregion
(SDGRC) ESCWA_Maghreb subregion: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 27.66 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Maghreb subregion, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Maghreb subregion is 27.66, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Maghreb subregion peaked at 27.66 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16.84, in 2000.
That places (SDGRC) ESCWA_Maghreb subregion 47th 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_Maghreb subregion, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.84 | — |
| 2001 | 17.27 | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 17.75 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 18.22 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 18.68 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 19.11 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 19.54 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 19.91 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 20.26 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 20.6 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 20.94 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 21.29 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 21.72 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 22.16 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 22.64 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 23.18 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 23.74 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 24.33 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 24.99 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 25.66 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 26.26 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 26.97 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 27.66 | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.82 | 16.84 | 20.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.07 | 20.94 | 25.66 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.96 | 26.26 | 27.66 | 3 |
Countries ranked near (SDGRC) ESCWA_Maghreb subregion
More health data for (SDGRC) ESCWA_Maghreb subregion
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 1,104 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 57.26 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 24.33 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 4.66 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 11.34 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 4.14 (2022)
- Proportion of health care facilities with no water service 8.37 (2025)
- Proportion of health care facilities with basic water services 75.52 (2025)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 10.12 (2020)
- Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services 16.11 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Maghreb subregion?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Maghreb subregion was 27.66 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Maghreb subregion?
- The highest recorded value was 27.66 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Maghreb subregion?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.84 in 2000.
- How does (SDGRC) ESCWA_Maghreb subregion rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- (SDGRC) ESCWA_Maghreb subregion ranks 47th 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_Maghreb subregion?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this (SDGRC) ESCWA_Maghreb 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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