Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Arab Maghreb Union (AMU)
Arab Maghreb Union (AMU): Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 11.13 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Arab Maghreb Union (AMU), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) is 11.13, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 44.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) peaked at 11.13 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.19, in 2000.
Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) ranks 51st of 156 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Arab Maghreb Union (AMU), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.19 | — |
| 2001 | 5.39 | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 5.59 | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 5.83 | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 6.04 | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 6.23 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 6.44 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 6.64 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 6.85 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 7.06 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 7.24 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 7.46 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 7.68 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 7.93 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 8.22 | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 8.52 | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 8.82 | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 9.15 | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 9.53 | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 9.92 | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 10.31 | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 10.72 | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 11.13 | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.13 | 5.19 | 7.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.44 | 7.24 | 9.92 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.72 | 10.31 | 11.13 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Arab Maghreb Union (AMU)
- 48 Jamaica 15.5 compare
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- 51 Libya 15.42 compare
- 52 Papua New Guinea 15.39 compare
- 53 Algeria 15.26 compare
- 54 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 14.92 compare
More health data for Arab Maghreb Union (AMU)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.6377 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 5,347 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 3,332 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 10,091 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 2,856 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 16,279 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 7,600 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 4,744 (2024)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 24.27 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 4.5 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Arab Maghreb Union (AMU)?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) was 11.13 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Arab Maghreb Union (AMU)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.13 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Arab Maghreb Union (AMU)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.19 in 2000.
- How does Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) ranks 51st out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Arab Maghreb Union (AMU)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 standard deviations above the median (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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