Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in World Bank (upper middle income)
World Bank (upper middle income): Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 27.06 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in World Bank (upper middle income), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in World Bank (upper middle income) stood at 27.06. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in World Bank (upper middle income) peaked at 27.06 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.39, in 2000.
That places World Bank (upper middle income) 50th 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 (upper middle income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.39 | — |
| 2001 | 12.94 | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 13.56 | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 14.18 | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 14.86 | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 15.53 | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 16.27 | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 17.11 | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 17.9 | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 18.73 | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 19.56 | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 20.32 | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 21.09 | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 21.77 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 22.37 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 22.98 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 23.56 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 24.12 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 24.69 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 25.25 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 25.83 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 26.47 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 27.06 | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.35 | 12.39 | 18.73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.57 | 19.56 | 25.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.45 | 25.83 | 27.06 | 3 |
Countries ranked near World Bank (upper middle income)
More health data for World Bank (upper middle income)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -12.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 15,756 (2100)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 188,319 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 4.14 (2024)
- Child deaths 68,982 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 6.38 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 119,337 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 2.25 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 111,922 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 167,757 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in World Bank (upper middle income)?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in World Bank (upper middle income) was 27.06 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in World Bank (upper middle income)?
- The highest recorded value was 27.06 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in World Bank (upper middle income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.39 in 2000.
- How does World Bank (upper middle income) rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- World Bank (upper middle income) ranks 50th 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 (upper middle income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World Bank (upper 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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