Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 22.45 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
22.45
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
109th
of 193 countries
All-time high
22.45
in 2022
All-time low
12.77
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Solomon Islands, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Solomon Islands is 22.45, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Solomon Islands peaked at 22.45 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.77, in 1990.
Solomon Islands ranks 109th of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.77 | — |
| 1991 | 12.9 | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 13.03 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 13.17 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 13.31 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 13.46 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 13.61 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 13.77 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 13.94 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 14.11 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 14.28 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 14.44 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 14.6 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 14.76 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 14.92 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 15.09 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 15.26 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 15.45 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 15.64 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 15.87 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 16.14 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 16.44 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 16.79 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 17.17 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 17.6 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 18.06 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 18.56 | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 19.11 | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 19.69 | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 20.32 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 20.98 | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 21.7 | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 22.45 | +3.5% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 22.45 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.63, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 22.45 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 31.67, 71% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.41 | 12.77 | 14.11 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.03 | 14.28 | 15.87 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.99 | 16.14 | 20.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.71 | 20.98 | 22.45 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8993 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 863.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 106 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Solomon Islands?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Solomon Islands was 22.45 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 22.45 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.77 in 1990.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Solomon Islands ranks 109th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands 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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