Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 19.9 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
19.9
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
124th
of 193 countries
All-time high
19.9
in 2022
All-time low
12.58
in 1996
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Uzbekistan, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Uzbekistan recorded 19.9 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 3.2% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Uzbekistan peaked at 19.9 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.58, in 1996.
That places Uzbekistan 124th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Uzbekistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.86 | — |
| 1991 | 12.8 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 12.74 | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 12.69 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 12.64 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 12.6 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 12.58 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 12.58 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 12.59 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 12.63 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 12.67 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 12.74 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 12.82 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 12.92 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 13.03 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 13.17 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 13.32 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 13.49 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 13.68 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 13.89 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 14.12 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 14.39 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 14.71 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 15.08 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 15.51 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 15.97 | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 16.47 | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 17 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 17.54 | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 18.11 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 18.69 | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 19.29 | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 19.9 | +3.2% |
Uzbekistan compared with similar countries
- Uzbekistan's 19.9 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.63, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Uzbekistan's 19.9 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.84, 80% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.67 | 12.58 | 12.86 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.17 | 12.67 | 13.89 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.89 | 14.12 | 18.11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.29 | 18.69 | 19.9 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uzbekistan
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.21 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2049 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 782.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,269 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0589 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Uzbekistan?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Uzbekistan was 19.9 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.58 in 1996.
- How does Uzbekistan rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Uzbekistan ranks 124th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Uzbekistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uzbekistan 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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