Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in South America (UNSDG)
South America (UNSDG): Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 36.83 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in South America (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
South America (UNSDG) recorded 36.83 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in South America (UNSDG) peaked at 36.83 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 19.48, in 2000.
That places South America (UNSDG) 12th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
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 South America (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.48 | — |
| 2001 | 20.07 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 20.65 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 21.27 | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 21.9 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 22.58 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 23.32 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 24.05 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 24.8 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 25.59 | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 26.39 | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 27.16 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 28 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 28.81 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 29.71 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 30.56 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 31.41 | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 32.31 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 33.21 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 34.12 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 35 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 35.91 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 36.83 | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.37 | 19.48 | 25.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.17 | 26.39 | 34.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.91 | 35 | 36.83 | 3 |
Countries ranked near South America (UNSDG)
More health data for South America (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 3,058 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 64.04 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 28.56 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 2.37 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 15.87 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 2.32 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 8.85 (2020)
- Weight-for-height <-2 SD 1.3 (2024)
- Weight-for-height <-3 SD 0.2 (2024)
- Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn 78.7 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in South America (UNSDG)?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in South America (UNSDG) was 36.83 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in South America (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 36.83 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in South America (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.48 in 2000.
- How does South America (UNSDG) rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- South America (UNSDG) ranks 12th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in South America (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South America (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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