Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Small island developing States (SIDS) (UNSDG)

Small island developing States (SIDS) (UNSDG): Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 30.82 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
30.82
Change on year
up 2.5%
Rank
40th
of 156 groups
All-time high
30.82
in 2022
All-time low
16.9
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Small island developing States (SIDS) (UNSDG), 2000–2022

01020302000201120222000: 16.92001: 17.52002: 182003: 18.62004: 19.12005: 19.72006: 20.32007: 20.82008: 21.42009: 222010: 22.62011: 23.22012: 23.82013: 24.42014: 252015: 25.72016: 26.32017: 272018: 27.82019: 28.52020: 29.32021: 30.12022: 30.8

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

Small island developing States (SIDS) (UNSDG) recorded 30.82 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 2.5% on the previous year and up 29.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Small island developing States (SIDS) (UNSDG) peaked at 30.82 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16.9, in 2000.

Small island developing States (SIDS) (UNSDG) ranks 40th of 156 groups on this measure, 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 Small island developing States (SIDS) (UNSDG), 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 Small island developing States (SIDS) (UNSDG), 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 16.9
2001 17.45 +3.3%
2002 18 +3.1%
2003 18.55 +3.1%
2004 19.13 +3.1%
2005 19.69 +2.9%
2006 20.28 +3.0%
2007 20.83 +2.7%
2008 21.41 +2.8%
2009 22 +2.8%
2010 22.57 +2.6%
2011 23.18 +2.7%
2012 23.76 +2.5%
2013 24.38 +2.6%
2014 25.02 +2.6%
2015 25.68 +2.6%
2016 26.34 +2.6%
2017 27.03 +2.6%
2018 27.77 +2.7%
2019 28.51 +2.6%
2020 29.3 +2.8%
2021 30.06 +2.6%
2022 30.82 +2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 19.43 16.9 22 10
2010s 25.42 22.57 28.51 10
2020s 30.06 29.3 30.82 3

Countries ranked near Small island developing States (SIDS) (UNSDG)

  1. 37 Trinidad and Tobago 37.54 compare
  2. 38 Cuba 37.15 compare
  3. 39 Marshall Islands 36.99 compare
  4. 40 Saint Lucia 36.95 compare
  5. 41 Dominica 36.83 compare
  6. 42 Australia 36.39 compare
  7. 43 Papua New Guinea 36.37 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Small island developing States (SIDS) (UNSDG)?
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Small island developing States (SIDS) (UNSDG) was 30.82 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Small island developing States (SIDS) (UNSDG)?
The highest recorded value was 30.82 in 2022.
What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Small island developing States (SIDS) (UNSDG)?
The lowest recorded value was 16.9 in 2000.
How does Small island developing States (SIDS) (UNSDG) rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
Small island developing States (SIDS) (UNSDG) ranks 40th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Small island developing States (SIDS) (UNSDG)?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Small island developing States (SIDS) (UNSDG) 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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