Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in (SDGRC) North Africa

(SDGRC) North Africa: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 31.03 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
31.03
Change on year
up 1.6%
Rank
38th
of 156 groups
All-time high
31.03
in 2022
All-time low
22.18
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in (SDGRC) North Africa, 2000–2022

01020302000201120222000: 22.22001: 22.72002: 23.22003: 23.72004: 24.12005: 24.52006: 24.82007: 25.22008: 25.42009: 25.62010: 25.92011: 26.22012: 26.62013: 26.92014: 27.32015: 27.72016: 28.12017: 28.52018: 292019: 29.52020: 302021: 30.52022: 31

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

(SDGRC) North Africa recorded 31.03 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.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) North Africa peaked at 31.03 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 22.18, in 2000.

That places (SDGRC) North Africa 38th 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) North Africa, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) in (SDGRC) North Africa, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 22.18
2001 22.71 +2.4%
2002 23.2 +2.2%
2003 23.67 +2.0%
2004 24.09 +1.8%
2005 24.45 +1.5%
2006 24.81 +1.4%
2007 25.15 +1.4%
2008 25.38 +0.9%
2009 25.65 +1.1%
2010 25.93 +1.1%
2011 26.24 +1.2%
2012 26.57 +1.3%
2013 26.9 +1.2%
2014 27.26 +1.3%
2015 27.66 +1.5%
2016 28.06 +1.4%
2017 28.5 +1.6%
2018 29.01 +1.8%
2019 29.52 +1.7%
2020 30.04 +1.8%
2021 30.55 +1.7%
2022 31.03 +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 24.13 22.18 25.65 10
2010s 27.57 25.93 29.52 10
2020s 30.54 30.04 31.03 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) North Africa?
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) North Africa was 31.03 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in (SDGRC) North Africa?
The highest recorded value was 31.03 in 2022.
What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in (SDGRC) North Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 22.18 in 2000.
How does (SDGRC) North Africa rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
(SDGRC) North Africa ranks 38th 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) North Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this (SDGRC) North Africa 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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Indicator
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
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Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
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