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

Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG): Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 21.98 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
21.98
Change on year
up 2.8%
Rank
70th
of 156 groups
All-time high
21.98
in 2022
All-time low
8.67
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

051015202000201120222000: 8.72001: 9.12002: 9.62003: 10.12004: 10.72005: 11.32006: 11.92007: 12.72008: 13.32009: 14.12010: 14.82011: 15.52012: 16.22013: 16.92014: 17.42015: 182016: 18.52017: 19.12018: 19.62019: 20.22020: 20.82021: 21.42022: 22

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

The most recent figure for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG) is 21.98, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 35.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG) peaked at 21.98 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.67, in 2000.

Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG) ranks 70th 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 Eastern and South-Eastern 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 Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG), 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 8.67
2001 9.11 +5.0%
2002 9.62 +5.7%
2003 10.14 +5.3%
2004 10.7 +5.6%
2005 11.28 +5.4%
2006 11.91 +5.5%
2007 12.66 +6.3%
2008 13.35 +5.4%
2009 14.08 +5.5%
2010 14.82 +5.3%
2011 15.51 +4.7%
2012 16.23 +4.7%
2013 16.88 +4.0%
2014 17.42 +3.2%
2015 17.99 +3.3%
2016 18.53 +3.0%
2017 19.06 +2.8%
2018 19.61 +2.9%
2019 20.16 +2.8%
2020 20.75 +2.9%
2021 21.38 +3.0%
2022 21.98 +2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.15 8.67 14.08 10
2010s 17.62 14.82 20.16 10
2020s 21.37 20.75 21.98 3

Countries ranked near Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG)

  1. 67 Palestine, State of 31.21 compare
  2. 68 Spain 30.89 compare
  3. 69 Finland 30.74 compare
  4. 69 Fiji 30.74 compare
  5. 71 Serbia 30.7 compare
  6. 72 Vanuatu 30.53 compare
  7. 73 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 30.44 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG) was 21.98 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
The highest recorded value was 21.98 in 2022.
What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
The lowest recorded value was 8.67 in 2000.
How does Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG) rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG) ranks 70th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eastern and South-Eastern 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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Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
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Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
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