Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Somalia
Somalia: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 11.31 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
11.31
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
171st
of 193 countries
All-time high
11.31
in 2022
All-time low
3.85
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Somalia, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 11.31 for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Somalia peaked at 11.31 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.85, in 1990.
That places Somalia 171st out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.85 | — |
| 1991 | 3.99 | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 4.14 | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 4.29 | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 4.45 | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 4.62 | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 4.79 | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 4.97 | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 5.16 | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 5.35 | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 5.56 | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 5.78 | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 6 | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 6.22 | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 6.44 | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 6.66 | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 6.88 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 7.1 | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 7.31 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 7.52 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 7.72 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 7.93 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 8.14 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 8.37 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 8.62 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 8.88 | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 9.17 | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 9.47 | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 9.8 | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 10.14 | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 10.51 | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 10.9 | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 11.31 | +3.8% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 11.31 is below the median for low income countries, which is 12.21, 93% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 11.31 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.8, 88% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.56 | 3.85 | 5.35 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.55 | 5.56 | 7.52 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.82 | 7.72 | 10.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.91 | 10.51 | 11.31 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More health data for Somalia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 987.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,421 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 182 (2013)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0897 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Somalia?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Somalia was 11.31 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.31 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.85 in 1990.
- How does Somalia rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Somalia ranks 171st out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia 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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