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

Central Asia (UNSDG): Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 17.25 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
17.25
Change on year
up 2.3%
Rank
90th
of 156 groups
All-time high
17.25
in 2022
All-time low
13.38
in 2004
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

0510152000201120222000: 13.52001: 13.52002: 13.42003: 13.42004: 13.42005: 13.42006: 13.42007: 13.52008: 13.52009: 13.62010: 13.72011: 13.92012: 142013: 14.22014: 14.52015: 14.82016: 15.12017: 15.42018: 15.72019: 16.12020: 16.52021: 16.92022: 17.2

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

Central Asia (UNSDG) recorded 17.25 for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Central Asia (UNSDG) peaked at 17.25 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.38, in 2004.

Central Asia (UNSDG) ranks 90th 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 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 Asia (UNSDG), 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 13.55
2001 13.47 -0.6%
2002 13.44 -0.2%
2003 13.39 -0.3%
2004 13.38 -0.1%
2005 13.42 +0.2%
2006 13.43 +0.1%
2007 13.46 +0.3%
2008 13.55 +0.6%
2009 13.63 +0.6%
2010 13.7 +0.5%
2011 13.85 +1.1%
2012 14.03 +1.3%
2013 14.23 +1.5%
2014 14.48 +1.8%
2015 14.78 +2.0%
2016 15.08 +2.1%
2017 15.41 +2.2%
2018 15.73 +2.0%
2019 16.1 +2.4%
2020 16.46 +2.2%
2021 16.87 +2.5%
2022 17.25 +2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13.47 13.38 13.63 10
2010s 14.74 13.7 16.1 10
2020s 16.86 16.46 17.25 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Central Asia (UNSDG)?
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Central Asia (UNSDG) was 17.25 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Central Asia (UNSDG)?
The highest recorded value was 17.25 in 2022.
What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Central Asia (UNSDG)?
The lowest recorded value was 13.38 in 2004.
How does Central Asia (UNSDG) rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
Central Asia (UNSDG) ranks 90th 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 Asia (UNSDG)?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Central 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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