Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Oriente Medio y África del Norte
Oriente Medio y África del Norte: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 15.71 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Oriente Medio y África del Norte, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Oriente Medio y África del Norte recorded 15.71 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 3.0% on the previous year and up 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Oriente Medio y África del Norte peaked at 15.71 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.49, in 2000.
Oriente Medio y África del Norte ranks 23rd of 156 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Oriente Medio y África del Norte, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.49 | — |
| 2001 | 7.81 | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 8.1 | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 8.4 | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 8.73 | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 9.03 | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 9.36 | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 9.68 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 10 | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 10.31 | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 10.6 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 10.94 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 11.3 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 11.66 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 12.06 | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 12.45 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 12.88 | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 13.35 | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 13.81 | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 14.29 | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 14.78 | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 15.25 | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 15.71 | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.89 | 7.49 | 10.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.33 | 10.6 | 14.29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.25 | 14.78 | 15.71 | 3 |
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More health data for Oriente Medio y África del Norte
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -14.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 9,003 (2100)
- Child deaths 20,932 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 6.52 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 84,203 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 63,271 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 8.68 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 2.17 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5866 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 38,993 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Oriente Medio y África del Norte?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Oriente Medio y África del Norte was 15.71 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Oriente Medio y África del Norte?
- The highest recorded value was 15.71 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Oriente Medio y África del Norte?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.49 in 2000.
- How does Oriente Medio y África del Norte rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Oriente Medio y África del Norte ranks 23rd out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Oriente Medio y África del Norte?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oriente Medio y África del Norte 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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