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
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG), 2000–2022
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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)
- 111 Belarus 22.07 compare
- 112 Afghanistan 21.98 compare
- 113 Latvia 21.83 compare
- 114 Luxembourg 21.53 compare
- 115 Mauritania 21.5 compare
- 116 Belgium 21.35 compare
- 117 Portugal 21.27 compare
More health data for Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -5.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 25,913 (2100)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 460,657 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 7.93 (2024)
- Child deaths 162,932 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 12.21 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 4.31 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 297,725 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.6291 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 149,287 (2024)
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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