Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 35.84 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
35.84
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
47th
of 193 countries
All-time high
35.84
in 2022
All-time low
16.84
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Syrian Arab Republic, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Syrian Arab Republic 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 Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 35.84 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16.84, in 1990.
That places Syrian Arab Republic 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 Syrian Arab Republic, 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% |
Syrian Arab Republic compared with similar countries
- Syrian Arab Republic's 35.84 is above the median for low income countries, which is 12.21, 2.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Syrian Arab Republic's 35.84 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 34.97, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Syrian Arab Republic
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Syrian Arab Republic 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 Syrian Arab Republic?
- 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 Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.84 in 1990.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Syrian Arab Republic 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 Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syrian Arab Republic 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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