Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Malawi
Malawi: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 2 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
2
Change on year
up 7.0%
World rank
184th
of 193 countries
All-time high
2
in 2022
All-time low
0.34
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Malawi, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Malawi stood at 2. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.0% on the previous year and up 70.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Malawi peaked at 2 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.34, in 1990.
Malawi ranks 184th 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.
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.34 | — |
| 1991 | 0.36 | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 0.38 | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 0.4 | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 0.42 | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 0.45 | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 0.48 | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 0.51 | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 0.54 | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 0.58 | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 0.61 | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 0.65 | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 0.7 | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 0.74 | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 0.79 | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 0.84 | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 0.89 | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 0.94 | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.98 | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 1.03 | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 1.08 | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 1.12 | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 1.17 | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 1.22 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 1.27 | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 1.33 | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 1.4 | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 1.48 | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 1.56 | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 1.65 | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 1.76 | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 1.87 | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 2 | +7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.446 | 0.34 | 0.58 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.817 | 0.61 | 1.03 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.33 | 1.08 | 1.65 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.88 | 1.76 | 2 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 181 Burundi 2.41 compare
- 182 Madagascar 2.19 compare
- 183 Kyrgyzstan 2.18 compare
- 185 Nepal 1.91 compare
- 185 Bangladesh 1.91 compare
- 187 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.75 compare
More health data for Malawi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 856.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,399 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.61 % 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 0.0714 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Malawi?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Malawi was 2 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.34 in 1990.
- How does Malawi rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Malawi ranks 184th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi 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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