Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Lesotho
Lesotho: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 4.61 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
4.61
Change on year
up 4.8%
World rank
154th
of 193 countries
All-time high
4.61
in 2022
All-time low
0.95
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Lesotho, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Lesotho stood at 4.61. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 50.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Lesotho peaked at 4.61 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.95, in 1990.
That places Lesotho 154th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.95 | — |
| 1991 | 1.01 | +6.3% |
| 1992 | 1.08 | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 1.15 | +6.5% |
| 1994 | 1.23 | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 1.3 | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 1.39 | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 1.47 | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 1.56 | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 1.66 | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 1.75 | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 1.86 | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 1.97 | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 2.08 | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 2.2 | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 2.31 | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 2.43 | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 2.55 | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 2.66 | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 2.76 | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 2.86 | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 2.96 | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 3.06 | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 3.16 | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 3.27 | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 3.39 | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 3.53 | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 3.68 | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 3.84 | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 4.01 | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 4.2 | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 4.4 | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 4.61 | +4.8% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 4.61 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.39, 86% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 4.61 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.29, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.28 | 0.95 | 1.66 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.26 | 1.75 | 2.76 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.38 | 2.86 | 4.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.61 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4669 % change on previous year (2090)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.8108 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0548 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.7473 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Lesotho?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Lesotho was 4.61 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 4.61 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.95 in 1990.
- How does Lesotho rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Lesotho ranks 154th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho 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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