Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Uganda
Uganda: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 12.01 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
12.01
Change on year
up 7.4%
World rank
168th
of 193 countries
All-time high
12.01
in 2022
All-time low
4.29
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Uganda, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 12.01 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 7.4% on the previous year and up 62.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Uganda peaked at 12.01 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.29, in 1990.
Uganda ranks 168th of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.29 | — |
| 1991 | 4.44 | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 4.59 | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 4.74 | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 4.9 | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 5.05 | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 5.21 | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 5.36 | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 5.52 | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 5.67 | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 5.82 | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 5.97 | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 6.12 | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 6.26 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 6.4 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 6.53 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 6.66 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 6.77 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 6.89 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 7 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 7.11 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 7.24 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 7.4 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 7.57 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 7.79 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 8.06 | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 8.38 | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 8.77 | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 9.24 | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 9.8 | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 10.44 | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 11.18 | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 12.01 | +7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.98 | 4.29 | 5.67 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.44 | 5.82 | 7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.14 | 7.11 | 9.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.21 | 10.44 | 12.01 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 165 Guinea-Bissau 12.53 compare
- 165 Guinea 12.53 compare
- 167 Sierra Leone 12.21 compare
- 169 Togo 11.71 compare
- 170 Kyrgyzstan 11.51 compare
- 171 Somalia 11.31 compare
More health data for Uganda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 853.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,666 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 111 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % 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 0.0787 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.34 % 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 Uganda?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Uganda was 12.01 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 12.01 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.29 in 1990.
- How does Uganda rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Uganda ranks 168th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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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