Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Non-conflict middle income countries
(SDGRC) ESCWA_Non-conflict middle income countries: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 36.3 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Non-conflict middle income countries, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
(SDGRC) ESCWA_Non-conflict middle income countries recorded 36.3 for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Non-conflict middle income countries peaked at 36.3 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 25.9, in 2000.
(SDGRC) ESCWA_Non-conflict middle income countries ranks 16th 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_Non-conflict middle income countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.9 | — |
| 2001 | 26.53 | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 27.15 | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 27.73 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 28.25 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 28.71 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 29.16 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 29.59 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 29.9 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 30.25 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 30.6 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 30.96 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 31.36 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 31.79 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 32.24 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 32.71 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 33.18 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 33.68 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 34.25 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 34.76 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 35.29 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 35.81 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 36.3 | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.32 | 25.9 | 30.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.55 | 30.6 | 34.76 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.8 | 35.29 | 36.3 | 3 |
Countries ranked near (SDGRC) ESCWA_Non-conflict middle income countries
- 13 United Arab Emirates 45.27 compare
- 14 Antigua and Barbuda 44.57 compare
- 15 Belize 43.84 compare
- 16 Kiribati 43.64 compare
- 17 Micronesia (country) 42.81 compare
- 18 Saint Kitts and Nevis 42.47 compare
- 19 Egypt 42.42 compare
More health data for (SDGRC) ESCWA_Non-conflict middle income countries
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 3,491 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 65.52 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 34.39 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 3.07 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 16.56 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 3.54 (2022)
- Proportion of health care facilities with no water service 4.83 (2010)
- Proportion of health care facilities with basic water services 85.42 (2025)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 14.15 (2020)
All data for (SDGRC) ESCWA_Non-conflict middle income countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Non-conflict middle income countries?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Non-conflict middle income countries was 36.3 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Non-conflict middle income countries?
- The highest recorded value was 36.3 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Non-conflict middle income countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.9 in 2000.
- How does (SDGRC) ESCWA_Non-conflict middle income countries rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- (SDGRC) ESCWA_Non-conflict middle income countries ranks 16th 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_Non-conflict middle income countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this (SDGRC) ESCWA_Non-conflict middle income countries 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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