Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Qatar
Qatar: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 23.86 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Qatar, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Qatar stood at 23.86. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Qatar peaked at 23.86 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.49, in 1990.
Qatar ranks 11th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Qatar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.49 | — |
| 1991 | 7.87 | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 8.26 | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 8.65 | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 9.05 | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 9.47 | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 9.92 | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 10.41 | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 10.94 | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 11.47 | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 12.01 | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 12.55 | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 13.08 | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 13.61 | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 14.14 | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 14.74 | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 15.39 | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 16.01 | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 16.59 | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 17.09 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 17.6 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 18.21 | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 18.76 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 19.3 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 19.88 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 20.4 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 20.92 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 21.42 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 21.9 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 22.4 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 22.84 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 23.3 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 23.86 | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.35 | 7.49 | 11.47 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.52 | 12.01 | 17.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.08 | 17.6 | 22.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.33 | 22.84 | 23.86 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Qatar?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Qatar was 23.86 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 23.86 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.49 in 1990.
- How does Qatar rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Qatar ranks 11th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar 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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