Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Mashreq subregion
(SDGRC) ESCWA_Mashreq subregion: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 40.36 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Mashreq subregion, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Mashreq subregion stood at 40.36. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Mashreq subregion peaked at 40.36 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 29.52, in 2000.
(SDGRC) ESCWA_Mashreq subregion ranks 8th of 156 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
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_Mashreq subregion, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.52 | — |
| 2001 | 30.16 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 30.75 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 31.29 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 31.77 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 32.19 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 32.61 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 33.01 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 33.3 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 33.65 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 34 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 34.36 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 34.76 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 35.22 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 35.71 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 36.23 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 36.76 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 37.32 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 37.96 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 38.52 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 39.16 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 39.76 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 40.36 | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.83 | 29.52 | 33.65 | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.08 | 34 | 38.52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.76 | 39.16 | 40.36 | 3 |
Countries ranked near (SDGRC) ESCWA_Mashreq subregion
More health data for (SDGRC) ESCWA_Mashreq subregion
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 4,218 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 72.54 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 41.4 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 2.34 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 19.05 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 3.5 (2022)
- Proportion of health care facilities with no water service 7.04 (2025)
- Proportion of health care facilities with basic water services 84.63 (2025)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 14.88 (2020)
- Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services 8.32 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Mashreq subregion?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Mashreq subregion was 40.36 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Mashreq subregion?
- The highest recorded value was 40.36 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Mashreq subregion?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.52 in 2000.
- How does (SDGRC) ESCWA_Mashreq subregion rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- (SDGRC) ESCWA_Mashreq subregion ranks 8th 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_Mashreq subregion?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this (SDGRC) ESCWA_Mashreq 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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