Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Armenia
Armenia: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 9.56 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
9.56
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
97th
of 193 countries
All-time high
9.56
in 2022
All-time low
4.5
in 2003
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Armenia, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 9.56 for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 66.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Armenia peaked at 9.56 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.5, in 2003.
That places Armenia 97th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Armenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.58 | — |
| 1991 | 4.63 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 4.67 | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 4.71 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 4.72 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 4.72 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4.71 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 4.71 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4.69 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 4.65 | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 4.61 | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 4.56 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 4.52 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 4.5 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 4.53 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 4.57 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 4.64 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 4.72 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 4.84 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 5 | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 5.22 | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 5.47 | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 5.75 | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 6.06 | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 6.39 | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 6.73 | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 7.11 | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 7.54 | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 7.97 | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 8.38 | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 8.78 | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 9.18 | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 9.56 | +4.1% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 9.56 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.29, 78% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 9.56 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.61, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.68 | 4.58 | 4.72 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.65 | 4.5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.66 | 5.22 | 8.38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.17 | 8.78 | 9.56 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,466 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0282 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Armenia?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Armenia was 9.56 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.56 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5 in 2003.
- How does Armenia rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Armenia ranks 97th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia 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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