Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in China
China: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 22.79 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in China, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
China recorded 22.79 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.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in China peaked at 22.79 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.49, in 1990.
China ranks 106th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.49 | — |
| 1991 | 4.98 | +10.9% |
| 1992 | 5.47 | +9.8% |
| 1993 | 5.96 | +9.0% |
| 1994 | 6.42 | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 6.87 | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 7.3 | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 7.72 | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 8.16 | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 8.64 | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 9.16 | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 9.71 | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 10.3 | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 10.95 | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 11.63 | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 12.34 | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 13.15 | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 14.06 | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 15.02 | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 16 | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 17 | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 17.94 | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 18.75 | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 19.45 | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 20.05 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 20.52 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 20.9 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 21.22 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 21.52 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 21.8 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 22.12 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 22.45 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 22.79 | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.6 | 4.49 | 8.64 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.23 | 9.16 | 16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.91 | 17 | 21.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.45 | 22.12 | 22.79 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in China?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in China was 22.79 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 22.79 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.49 in 1990.
- How does China rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- China ranks 106th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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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