Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs)
(SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs): Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 16.57 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs) stood at 16.57. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs) peaked at 16.57 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.97, in 2000.
(SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs) ranks 12th of 156 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.97 | — |
| 2001 | 9.26 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 9.52 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 9.8 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 10.07 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 10.33 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 10.56 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 10.83 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 11.1 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 11.36 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 11.62 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 11.93 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 12.26 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 12.6 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 12.99 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 13.39 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 13.82 | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 14.27 | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 14.74 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 15.2 | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 15.69 | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 16.14 | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 16.57 | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.18 | 8.97 | 11.36 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.28 | 11.62 | 15.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.13 | 15.69 | 16.57 | 3 |
Countries ranked near (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs)
- 9 Bahamas 26.6 compare
- 10 Antigua and Barbuda 24.44 compare
- 11 Qatar 23.86 compare
- 12 Samoa 23.54 compare
- 13 Saint Kitts and Nevis 23.04 compare
- 14 Barbados 22.95 compare
- 15 Brunei Darussalam 22.11 compare
More health data for (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 5,179 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 66.25 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 35.04 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 3.26 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 36.2 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 3.72 (2022)
- Proportion of health care facilities with no water service 8.08 (2025)
- Proportion of health care facilities with basic water services 82.36 (2025)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 13.4 (2020)
- Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services 9.56 (2025)
All data for (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs)?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs) was 16.57 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.57 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.97 in 2000.
- How does (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs) rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs) ranks 12th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs) 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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