Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 21.4 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
21.4
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
17th
of 193 countries
All-time high
21.4
in 2022
All-time low
7.98
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in United Arab Emirates, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in United Arab Emirates stood at 21.4. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in United Arab Emirates peaked at 21.4 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.98, in 1990.
United Arab Emirates ranks 17th 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 United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.98 | — |
| 1991 | 8.43 | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 8.89 | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 9.35 | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 9.83 | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 10.31 | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 10.84 | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 11.39 | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 11.94 | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 12.48 | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 13.01 | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 13.53 | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 14.04 | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 14.53 | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 15 | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 15.5 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 16.07 | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 16.62 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 17.08 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 17.46 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 17.8 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 18.14 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 18.46 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 18.77 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 19.05 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 19.33 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 19.59 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 19.85 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 20.12 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 20.39 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 20.69 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 21.02 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 21.4 | +1.8% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 21.4 is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.55, 1.9× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 21.4 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 15.42, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.14 | 7.98 | 12.48 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.28 | 13.01 | 17.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.15 | 17.8 | 20.39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.04 | 20.69 | 21.4 | 3 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 14 Barbados 22.95 compare
- 15 Brunei Darussalam 22.11 compare
- 16 Belize 21.8 compare
- 18 Kuwait 21.23 compare
- 19 United States of America 20.6 compare
- 20 Micronesia, Federated States of 20.48 compare
More health data for United Arab Emirates
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.3472 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 2.97 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 308.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 287 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 6.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0264 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 3.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in United Arab Emirates?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in United Arab Emirates was 21.4 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 21.4 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.98 in 1990.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 17th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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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