Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Syria
Syria: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 35.84 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Syria, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Syria is 35.84, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Syria peaked at 35.84 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16.84, in 1990.
That places Syria 47th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 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 Syria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16.84 | — |
| 1991 | 17.14 | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 17.48 | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 17.85 | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 18.26 | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 18.71 | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 19.2 | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 19.73 | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 20.29 | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 20.88 | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 21.48 | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 22.11 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 22.73 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 23.36 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 23.97 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 24.58 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 25.16 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 25.71 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 26.25 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 26.77 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 27.29 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 27.83 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 28.4 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 29.02 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 29.69 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 30.39 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 31.11 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 31.87 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 32.65 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 33.44 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 34.24 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 35.05 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 35.84 | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.64 | 16.84 | 20.88 | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.21 | 21.48 | 26.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.17 | 27.29 | 33.44 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.04 | 34.24 | 35.84 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Syria?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Syria was 35.84 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 35.84 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.84 in 1990.
- How does Syria rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Syria ranks 47th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria 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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