Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Venezuela
Venezuela: 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, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Venezuela 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 peaked at 36.13 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.98, in 1990.
Venezuela 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, 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 compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 36.13 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.63, 2.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Venezuela'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 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Venezuela?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Venezuela 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?
- 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.98 in 1990.
- How does Venezuela rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Venezuela 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela 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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