Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Mexico
Mexico: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 17.66 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Mexico, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Mexico stood at 17.66. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Mexico peaked at 17.66 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.36, in 1990.
Mexico ranks 40th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.36 | — |
| 1991 | 4.74 | +8.7% |
| 1992 | 5.14 | +8.4% |
| 1993 | 5.56 | +8.2% |
| 1994 | 6.01 | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 6.49 | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 6.98 | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 7.48 | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 8 | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 8.52 | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 9.05 | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 9.58 | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 10.11 | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 10.64 | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 11.15 | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 11.63 | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 12.09 | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 12.52 | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 12.91 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 13.27 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 13.61 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 13.94 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 14.26 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 14.58 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 14.91 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 15.23 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 15.55 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 15.89 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 16.24 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 16.6 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 16.96 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 17.31 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 17.66 | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.33 | 4.36 | 8.52 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.29 | 9.05 | 13.27 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.08 | 13.61 | 16.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.31 | 16.96 | 17.66 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Mexico?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Mexico was 17.66 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 17.66 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.36 in 1990.
- How does Mexico rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Mexico ranks 40th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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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