Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in World Bank (lower middle income)

World Bank (lower middle income): Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 13.87 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
13.87
Change on year
up 4.6%
Rank
107th
of 156 groups
All-time high
13.87
in 2022
All-time low
5.02
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in World Bank (lower middle income), 2000–2022

0510152000201120222000: 52001: 5.32002: 5.62003: 5.92004: 6.32005: 6.62006: 72007: 7.32008: 7.62009: 7.92010: 8.32011: 8.62012: 92013: 9.42014: 9.72015: 10.12016: 10.62017: 11.12018: 11.62019: 12.12020: 12.72021: 13.32022: 13.9

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

The most recent figure for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in World Bank (lower middle income) is 13.87, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 54.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in World Bank (lower middle income) peaked at 13.87 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.02, in 2000.

That places World Bank (lower middle income) 107th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in World Bank (lower middle income), year by year

Annual values for Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) in World Bank (lower middle income), 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 5.02
2001 5.31 +5.8%
2002 5.6 +5.5%
2003 5.94 +6.0%
2004 6.29 +5.8%
2005 6.63 +5.5%
2006 6.96 +5.0%
2007 7.26 +4.2%
2008 7.59 +4.6%
2009 7.95 +4.7%
2010 8.3 +4.4%
2011 8.62 +3.9%
2012 8.96 +3.9%
2013 9.36 +4.4%
2014 9.74 +4.0%
2015 10.14 +4.1%
2016 10.59 +4.5%
2017 11.07 +4.5%
2018 11.57 +4.5%
2019 12.09 +4.5%
2020 12.68 +4.8%
2021 13.27 +4.7%
2022 13.87 +4.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6.46 5.02 7.95 10
2010s 10.04 8.3 12.09 10
2020s 13.27 12.68 13.87 3

Countries ranked near World Bank (lower middle income)

  1. 104 Poland 23.02 compare
  2. 105 Romania 23.01 compare
  3. 106 China 22.79 compare
  4. 107 Guatemala 22.78 compare
  5. 108 Albania 22.5 compare
  6. 109 Solomon Islands 22.45 compare
  7. 110 Switzerland 22.32 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in World Bank (lower middle income)?
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in World Bank (lower middle income) was 13.87 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in World Bank (lower middle income)?
The highest recorded value was 13.87 in 2022.
What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in World Bank (lower middle income)?
The lowest recorded value was 5.02 in 2000.
How does World Bank (lower middle income) rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
World Bank (lower middle income) ranks 107th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in World Bank (lower middle income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 54.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World Bank (lower middle income) 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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Indicator
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
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Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
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