Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 36.13 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
36.13
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
44th
of 193 countries
All-time high
36.13
in 2022
All-time low
14.98
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of recorded 36.13 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 2.0% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of peaked at 36.13 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.98, in 1990.
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 44th of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.98 | — |
| 1991 | 15.62 | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 16.27 | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 16.92 | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 17.58 | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 18.25 | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 18.91 | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 19.58 | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 20.23 | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 20.88 | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 21.51 | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 22.14 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 22.74 | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 23.33 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 23.91 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 24.48 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 25.06 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 25.65 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 26.25 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 26.86 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 27.48 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 28.13 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 28.8 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 29.48 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 30.19 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 30.9 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 31.63 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 32.39 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 33.16 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 33.93 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 34.69 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 35.42 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 36.13 | +2.0% |
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of compared with similar countries
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of's 36.13 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.63, 2.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of's 36.13 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 36.89, 98% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.92 | 14.98 | 20.88 | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.19 | 21.51 | 26.86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.61 | 27.48 | 33.93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.41 | 34.69 | 36.13 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of was 36.13 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 36.13 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.98 in 1990.
- How does Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 44th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 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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