Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Venezuela
Venezuela: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 14.92 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
14.92
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
54th
of 193 countries
All-time high
14.92
in 2022
All-time low
3.54
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Venezuela, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 14.92 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 50.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Venezuela peaked at 14.92 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.54, in 1990.
That places Venezuela 54th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.54 | — |
| 1991 | 3.74 | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 3.96 | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 4.19 | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 4.43 | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 4.67 | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 4.92 | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 5.19 | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 5.45 | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 5.72 | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 6 | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 6.29 | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 6.58 | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 6.87 | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 7.17 | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 7.48 | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 7.8 | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 8.12 | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 8.46 | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 8.8 | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 9.16 | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 9.54 | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 9.93 | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 10.35 | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 10.8 | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 11.26 | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 11.74 | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 12.24 | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 12.76 | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 13.3 | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 13.84 | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 14.38 | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 14.92 | +3.8% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 14.92 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.39, 2.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 14.92 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.02, 88% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.58 | 3.54 | 5.72 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.36 | 6 | 8.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.11 | 9.16 | 13.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.38 | 13.84 | 14.92 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Venezuela?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Venezuela was 14.92 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 14.92 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.54 in 1990.
- How does Venezuela rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Venezuela ranks 54th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela 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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