Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Palestine
Palestine: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 31.21 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
31.21
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
67th
of 193 countries
All-time high
31.21
in 2022
All-time low
16.13
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Palestine, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Palestine is 31.21, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Palestine peaked at 31.21 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16.13, in 1990.
Palestine ranks 67th of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16.13 | — |
| 1991 | 16.37 | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 16.65 | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 16.95 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 17.29 | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 17.65 | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 18.04 | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 18.45 | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 18.9 | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 19.37 | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 19.86 | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 20.37 | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 20.89 | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 21.4 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 21.88 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 22.35 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 22.78 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 23.17 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 23.52 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 23.86 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 24.2 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 24.56 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 24.94 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 25.36 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 25.84 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 26.38 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 26.97 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 27.6 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 28.27 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 28.96 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 29.69 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 30.44 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 31.21 | +2.5% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 31.21 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.63, 2.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 31.21 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 34.97, 89% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.58 | 16.13 | 19.37 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.01 | 19.86 | 23.86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.31 | 24.2 | 28.96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.45 | 29.69 | 31.21 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Palestine?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Palestine was 31.21 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 31.21 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.13 in 1990.
- How does Palestine rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Palestine ranks 67th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine 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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