Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Asia Oriental y Pacífico
Asia Oriental y Pacífico: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 22.29 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Asia Oriental y Pacífico, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Asia Oriental y Pacífico stood at 22.29. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Asia Oriental y Pacífico peaked at 22.29 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.92, in 2000.
That places Asia Oriental y Pacífico 68th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Asia Oriental y Pacífico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.92 | — |
| 2001 | 9.37 | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 9.89 | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 10.41 | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 10.98 | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 11.57 | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 12.19 | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 12.95 | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 13.64 | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 14.37 | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 15.12 | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 15.81 | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 16.53 | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 17.18 | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 17.72 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 18.29 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 18.84 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 19.36 | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 19.91 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 20.47 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 21.06 | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 21.69 | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 22.29 | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.43 | 8.92 | 14.37 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.92 | 15.12 | 20.47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.68 | 21.06 | 22.29 | 3 |
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More health data for Asia Oriental y Pacífico
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -8.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 10,918 (2100)
- Child deaths 57,013 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 4.07 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 142,260 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 85,247 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 6.59 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 2.52 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4972 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 103,578 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Asia Oriental y Pacífico?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Asia Oriental y Pacífico was 22.29 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Asia Oriental y Pacífico?
- The highest recorded value was 22.29 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Asia Oriental y Pacífico?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.92 in 2000.
- How does Asia Oriental y Pacífico rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Asia Oriental y Pacífico ranks 68th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Asia Oriental y Pacífico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Asia Oriental y Pacífico data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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