Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Middle East and North Africa (World Bank regions)
Middle East and North Africa (World Bank regions): Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 12.72 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Middle East and North Africa (World Bank regions), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Middle East and North Africa (World Bank regions) recorded 12.72 for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 65.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Middle East and North Africa (World Bank regions) peaked at 12.72 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.11, in 2000.
That places Middle East and North Africa (World Bank regions) 41st out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Middle East and North Africa (World Bank regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.11 | — |
| 2001 | 5.28 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 5.46 | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 5.64 | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 5.85 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 6.04 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 6.24 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 6.44 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 6.67 | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 6.91 | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 7.13 | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 7.39 | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 7.7 | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 8.04 | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 8.44 | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 8.83 | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 9.3 | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 9.82 | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 10.34 | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 10.91 | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 11.5 | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 12.09 | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 12.72 | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.96 | 5.11 | 6.91 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.79 | 7.13 | 10.91 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.1 | 11.5 | 12.72 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Middle East and North Africa (World Bank regions)
More health data for Middle East and North Africa (World Bank regions)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 17,231 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 60.85 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 28.77 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 5.3 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 28.33 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 9.71 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 15.5 (2020)
- Weight-for-height <-2 SD 5 (2024)
- Weight-for-height <-3 SD 1.6 (2024)
All data for Middle East and North Africa (World Bank regions) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Middle East and North Africa (World Bank regions)?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Middle East and North Africa (World Bank regions) was 12.72 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Middle East and North Africa (World Bank regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 12.72 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Middle East and North Africa (World Bank regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.11 in 2000.
- How does Middle East and North Africa (World Bank regions) rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Middle East and North Africa (World Bank regions) ranks 41st out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Middle East and North Africa (World Bank regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East and North Africa (World Bank regions) 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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