Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in UNICEF SP High burden

UNICEF SP High burden: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 12.28 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
12.28
Change on year
up 3.7%
Rank
122nd
of 156 groups
All-time high
12.28
in 2022
All-time low
5.85
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in UNICEF SP High burden, 2000–2022

02.557.51012.52000201120222000: 5.82001: 6.12002: 6.32003: 6.52004: 6.82005: 72006: 7.32007: 7.52008: 7.72009: 82010: 8.22011: 8.42012: 8.72013: 8.92014: 9.22015: 9.52016: 9.92017: 10.22018: 10.62019: 112020: 11.42021: 11.82022: 12.3

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

UNICEF SP High burden recorded 12.28 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.

That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 41.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in UNICEF SP High burden peaked at 12.28 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.85, in 2000.

That places UNICEF SP High burden 122nd out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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 UNICEF SP High burden, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) in UNICEF SP High burden, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 5.85
2001 6.08 +4.0%
2002 6.31 +3.8%
2003 6.53 +3.5%
2004 6.77 +3.7%
2005 7.04 +3.9%
2006 7.28 +3.4%
2007 7.5 +3.1%
2008 7.73 +3.0%
2009 7.97 +3.1%
2010 8.21 +3.0%
2011 8.42 +2.6%
2012 8.7 +3.3%
2013 8.94 +2.8%
2014 9.22 +3.2%
2015 9.55 +3.5%
2016 9.86 +3.3%
2017 10.2 +3.5%
2018 10.58 +3.7%
2019 10.98 +3.7%
2020 11.39 +3.7%
2021 11.84 +4.0%
2022 12.28 +3.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6.9 5.85 7.97 10
2010s 9.47 8.21 10.98 10
2020s 11.84 11.39 12.28 3

Countries ranked near UNICEF SP High burden

  1. 119 South Africa 20.97 compare
  2. 120 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 20.96 compare
  3. 121 Morocco 20.89 compare
  4. 122 Lithuania 20.54 compare
  5. 123 Kazakhstan 20.38 compare
  6. 124 Uzbekistan 19.9 compare
  7. 125 Russian Federation 19.7 compare

See the full ranking of 349 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in UNICEF SP High burden?
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in UNICEF SP High burden was 12.28 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in UNICEF SP High burden?
The highest recorded value was 12.28 in 2022.
What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in UNICEF SP High burden?
The lowest recorded value was 5.85 in 2000.
How does UNICEF SP High burden rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
UNICEF SP High burden ranks 122nd out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in UNICEF SP High burden?
Over the last ten years it is up 41.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this UNICEF SP High burden 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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Indicator
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
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Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
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