Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Zambia
Zambia: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 13.67 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
13.67
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
158th
of 193 countries
All-time high
13.67
in 2022
All-time low
3.63
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Zambia, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 13.67 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.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 58.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Zambia peaked at 13.67 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.63, in 1990.
Zambia ranks 158th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.63 | — |
| 1991 | 3.75 | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 3.87 | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 4.01 | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 4.15 | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 4.3 | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 4.46 | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 4.63 | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 4.82 | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 5.01 | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 5.22 | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 5.44 | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 5.68 | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 5.93 | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 6.2 | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 6.47 | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 6.75 | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 7.04 | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 7.33 | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 7.63 | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 7.94 | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 8.26 | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 8.61 | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 8.98 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 9.37 | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 9.8 | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 10.26 | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 10.76 | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 11.28 | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 11.83 | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 12.42 | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 13.03 | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 13.67 | +4.9% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 13.67 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.63, 87% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 13.67 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.8, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.26 | 3.63 | 5.01 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.37 | 5.22 | 7.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.71 | 7.94 | 11.83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.04 | 12.42 | 13.67 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Zambia?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Zambia was 13.67 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.67 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.63 in 1990.
- How does Zambia rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Zambia ranks 158th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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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