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
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Small island developing States (SIDS) (UNSDG), 2000–2022
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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)
- 37 Trinidad and Tobago 37.54 compare
- 38 Cuba 37.15 compare
- 39 Marshall Islands 36.99 compare
- 40 Saint Lucia 36.95 compare
- 41 Dominica 36.83 compare
- 42 Australia 36.39 compare
- 43 Papua New Guinea 36.37 compare
More health data for Small island developing States (SIDS) (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -3.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 806.84 (2100)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 17.45 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 10,910 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 7.91 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 9.62 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 19,940 (2024)
- Child deaths 9,030 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5146 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 3,604 (2024)
All data for Small island developing States (SIDS) (UNSDG) →
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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