Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 8.61 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Azerbaijan, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Azerbaijan recorded 8.61 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 5.1% on the previous year and up 88.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Azerbaijan peaked at 8.61 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.07, in 1997.
That places Azerbaijan 106th 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 Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.12 | — |
| 1991 | 3.13 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 3.13 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3.13 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3.12 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 3.1 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 3.09 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 3.07 | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 3.07 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3.08 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 3.08 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3.09 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 3.12 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 3.15 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 3.21 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 3.28 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 3.38 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 3.5 | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 3.65 | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 3.83 | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 4.05 | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 4.3 | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 4.58 | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 4.91 | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 5.26 | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 5.64 | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 6.03 | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 6.45 | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 6.88 | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 7.31 | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 7.75 | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 8.19 | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 8.61 | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.1 | 3.07 | 3.13 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.33 | 3.08 | 3.83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.54 | 4.05 | 7.31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.18 | 7.75 | 8.61 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Azerbaijan?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Azerbaijan was 8.61 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 8.61 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.07 in 1997.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Azerbaijan ranks 106th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Azerbaijan 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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