Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 45.27 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
45.27
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
13th
of 193 countries
All-time high
45.27
in 2022
All-time low
24.03
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in United Arab Emirates, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 45.27 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in United Arab Emirates peaked at 45.27 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 24.03, in 1990.
That places United Arab Emirates 13th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
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 United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 24.03 | — |
| 1991 | 24.63 | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 25.28 | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 25.98 | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 26.73 | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 27.51 | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 28.33 | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 29.16 | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 29.99 | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 30.82 | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 31.66 | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 32.5 | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 33.35 | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 34.19 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 35.02 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 35.83 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 36.6 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 37.3 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 37.89 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 38.41 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 38.94 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 39.5 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 40.03 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 40.52 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 40.97 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 41.41 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 41.87 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 42.37 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 42.9 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 43.47 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 44.06 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 44.67 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 45.27 | +1.3% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 45.27 is above the median for high income countries, which is 29.21, 1.5× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 45.27 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 34.97, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.25 | 24.03 | 30.82 | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.27 | 31.66 | 38.41 | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.2 | 38.94 | 43.47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.67 | 44.06 | 45.27 | 3 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in United Arab Emirates?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in United Arab Emirates was 45.27 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 45.27 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.03 in 1990.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 13th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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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