Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Mozambique
Mozambique: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 1.66 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
1.66
Change on year
up 5.1%
World rank
189th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.66
in 2022
All-time low
0.48
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Mozambique, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 1.66 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.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Mozambique peaked at 1.66 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.48, in 1990.
Mozambique ranks 189th 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 Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.48 | — |
| 1991 | 0.51 | +6.3% |
| 1992 | 0.54 | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 0.57 | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 0.61 | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 0.64 | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 0.68 | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 0.72 | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 0.76 | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 0.8 | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 0.84 | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.88 | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.93 | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 0.97 | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 1.01 | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 1.05 | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 1.08 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 1.12 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 1.14 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 1.17 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 1.18 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.2 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.22 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 1.23 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.26 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 1.28 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 1.32 | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 1.36 | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 1.41 | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 1.46 | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 1.52 | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 1.58 | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 1.66 | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.631 | 0.48 | 0.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.02 | 0.84 | 1.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.29 | 1.18 | 1.46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.59 | 1.52 | 1.66 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 187 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.75 compare
- 188 Ethiopia 1.71 compare
- 190 Rwanda 1.61 compare
- 191 Tajikistan 1.56 compare
- 192 Burkina Faso 1.07 compare
More health data for Mozambique
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.85 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 869.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 18,288 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 139 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.92 % 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 0.0823 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.92 % 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 Mozambique?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Mozambique was 1.66 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 1.66 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.48 in 1990.
- How does Mozambique rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Mozambique ranks 189th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 33 observations, free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required).