Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Cambodia
Cambodia: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 14.58 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
14.58
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
154th
of 193 countries
All-time high
14.58
in 2022
All-time low
2.95
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Cambodia, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 14.58 for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 54.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Cambodia peaked at 14.58 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.95, in 1990.
Cambodia ranks 154th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.95 | — |
| 1991 | 3.17 | +7.5% |
| 1992 | 3.42 | +7.9% |
| 1993 | 3.66 | +7.0% |
| 1994 | 3.9 | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 4.13 | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 4.34 | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 4.55 | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 4.75 | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 4.98 | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 5.24 | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 5.52 | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 5.8 | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 6.1 | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 6.42 | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 6.75 | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 7.08 | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 7.43 | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 7.78 | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 8.15 | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 8.54 | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 8.96 | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 9.42 | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 9.89 | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 10.35 | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 10.83 | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 11.31 | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 11.79 | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 12.3 | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 12.85 | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 13.41 | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 13.98 | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 14.58 | +4.3% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 14.58 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.63, 93% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 14.58 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 31.67, 46% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.99 | 2.95 | 4.98 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.63 | 5.24 | 8.15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.62 | 8.54 | 12.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.99 | 13.41 | 14.58 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 151 Sao Tome and Principe 14.82 compare
- 152 Equatorial Guinea 14.75 compare
- 153 Central African Republic 14.72 compare
- 155 Sudan 14.33 compare
- 156 Namibia 13.94 compare
- 157 Benin 13.83 compare
More health data for Cambodia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.78 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.572 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,125 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,047 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0488 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Cambodia?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Cambodia was 14.58 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.58 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.95 in 1990.
- How does Cambodia rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Cambodia ranks 154th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia 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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