Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Türkiye
Türkiye: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 32.69 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Türkiye, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Türkiye is 32.69, 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 42.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Türkiye peaked at 32.69 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.9, in 1990.
That places Türkiye 60th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.9 | — |
| 1991 | 12.99 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 13.12 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 13.29 | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 13.49 | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 13.73 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 14.02 | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 14.35 | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 14.72 | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 15.14 | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 15.6 | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 16.1 | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 16.63 | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 17.18 | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 17.77 | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 18.37 | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 18.99 | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 19.62 | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 20.25 | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 20.9 | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 21.56 | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 22.25 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 22.97 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 23.73 | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 24.54 | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 25.41 | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 26.34 | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 27.32 | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 28.36 | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 29.42 | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 30.5 | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 31.59 | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 32.69 | +3.5% |
Türkiye compared with similar countries
- Türkiye's 32.69 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.72, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Türkiye's 32.69 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.84, 1.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.78 | 12.9 | 15.14 | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.14 | 15.6 | 20.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.19 | 21.56 | 29.42 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.59 | 30.5 | 32.69 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Türkiye?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Türkiye was 32.69 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 32.69 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9 in 1990.
- How does Türkiye rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Türkiye ranks 60th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye 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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