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

Latest (2022)
27.06
Change on year
up 2.2%
Rank
50th
of 156 groups
All-time high
27.06
in 2022
All-time low
12.39
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

01020302000201120222000: 12.42001: 12.92002: 13.62003: 14.22004: 14.92005: 15.52006: 16.32007: 17.12008: 17.92009: 18.72010: 19.62011: 20.32012: 21.12013: 21.82014: 22.42015: 232016: 23.62017: 24.12018: 24.72019: 25.32020: 25.82021: 26.52022: 27.1

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

Annual values for Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) in World Bank (upper middle income), 2000 to 2022.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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)

  1. 47 Syria 35.84 compare
  2. 48 Singapore 35.82 compare
  3. 49 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 35.62 compare
  4. 50 Libya 34.97 compare
  5. 51 Paraguay 34.49 compare
  6. 52 Seychelles 34 compare
  7. 53 Greece 33.97 compare

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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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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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