Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Seychelles
Seychelles: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 34 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Seychelles, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Seychelles stood at 34. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 41.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Seychelles peaked at 34 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.3, in 1990.
That places Seychelles 52nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.3 | — |
| 1991 | 8.86 | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 9.46 | +6.8% |
| 1993 | 10.07 | +6.4% |
| 1994 | 10.7 | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 11.38 | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 12.07 | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 12.81 | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 13.6 | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 14.43 | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 15.27 | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 16.14 | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 17.02 | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 17.89 | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 18.76 | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 19.61 | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 20.42 | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 21.17 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 21.83 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 22.4 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 22.93 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 23.45 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 24.03 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 24.7 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 25.47 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 26.33 | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 27.28 | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 28.32 | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 29.4 | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 30.54 | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 31.68 | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 32.82 | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 34 | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.17 | 8.3 | 14.43 | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.05 | 15.27 | 22.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.24 | 22.93 | 30.54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.83 | 31.68 | 34 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Seychelles?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Seychelles was 34 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 34 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3 in 1990.
- How does Seychelles rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Seychelles ranks 52nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles 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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