Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG)

Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG): Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 12.7 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
12.7
Change on year
up 5.8%
Rank
114th
of 156 groups
All-time high
12.7
in 2022
All-time low
3.4
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG), 2000–2022

46810122000201120222000: 3.42001: 3.72002: 3.92003: 4.32004: 4.72005: 52006: 5.32007: 5.62008: 62009: 6.32010: 6.72011: 72012: 7.32013: 7.82014: 8.12015: 8.62016: 9.12017: 9.62018: 10.12019: 10.72020: 11.32021: 122022: 12.7

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

The most recent figure for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG) is 12.7, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 73.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG) peaked at 12.7 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.4, in 2000.

Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG) ranks 114th of 156 groups on this measure, 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 Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG), year by year

Annual values for Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG), 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 3.4
2001 3.68 +8.2%
2002 3.95 +7.4%
2003 4.3 +8.8%
2004 4.65 +8.3%
2005 4.99 +7.3%
2006 5.33 +6.8%
2007 5.6 +5.1%
2008 5.95 +6.3%
2009 6.32 +6.1%
2010 6.68 +5.8%
2011 7.01 +4.9%
2012 7.34 +4.8%
2013 7.77 +5.8%
2014 8.14 +4.8%
2015 8.57 +5.3%
2016 9.07 +5.8%
2017 9.59 +5.8%
2018 10.13 +5.6%
2019 10.7 +5.6%
2020 11.34 +6.0%
2021 12.01 +5.9%
2022 12.7 +5.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.82 3.4 6.32 10
2010s 8.5 6.68 10.7 10
2020s 12.02 11.34 12.7 3

Countries ranked near Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG)

  1. 111 Belarus 22.07 compare
  2. 112 Afghanistan 21.98 compare
  3. 113 Latvia 21.83 compare
  4. 114 Luxembourg 21.53 compare
  5. 115 Mauritania 21.5 compare
  6. 116 Belgium 21.35 compare
  7. 117 Portugal 21.27 compare

See the full ranking of 349 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG)?
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG) was 12.7 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG)?
The highest recorded value was 12.7 in 2022.
What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG)?
The lowest recorded value was 3.4 in 2000.
How does Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG) rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG) ranks 114th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG)?
Over the last ten years it is up 73.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG) 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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Indicator
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
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Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
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