Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in United States of America
United States of America: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 41.95 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
41.95
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
21st
of 193 countries
All-time high
41.95
in 2022
All-time low
29.94
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in United States of America, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in United States of America 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 of America peaked at 41.95 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 29.94, in 1990.
That places United States of America 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 of America, 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 of America compared with similar countries
- United States of America'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 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 18 Saint Kitts and Nevis 42.47 compare
- 19 Egypt 42.42 compare
- 20 Barbados 42.02 compare
- 22 Lebanon 41.82 compare
- 23 Brunei Darussalam 41.74 compare
- 24 Saudi Arabia 41.4 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in United States of America?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in United States of America 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 of America?
- 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 of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.94 in 1990.
- How does United States of America rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- United States of America 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 of America?
- 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 of America 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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