Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in United States
United States: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 41.95 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in United States, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in United States stood at 41.95. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in United States peaked at 41.95 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 29.94, in 1990.
That places United States 21st 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 United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 29.94 | — |
| 1991 | 30.89 | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 31.83 | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 32.74 | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 33.62 | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 34.47 | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 35.33 | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 36.19 | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 37.05 | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 37.9 | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 38.73 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 39.52 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 40.21 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 40.77 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 41.2 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 41.48 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 41.64 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 41.74 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 41.76 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 41.72 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 41.66 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 41.59 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 41.51 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 41.45 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 41.43 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 41.43 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 41.48 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 41.57 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 41.67 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 41.76 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 41.84 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 41.9 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 41.95 | +0.1% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 41.95 is above the median for high income countries, which is 29.21, 1.4× the median. (61 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34 | 29.94 | 37.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.88 | 38.73 | 41.76 | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.55 | 41.43 | 41.76 | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.9 | 41.84 | 41.95 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in United States?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in United States was 41.95 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 41.95 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.94 in 1990.
- How does United States rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- United States ranks 21st 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 States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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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