Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in ECLAC_Carribean
ECLAC_Carribean: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 36.31 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in ECLAC_Carribean, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in ECLAC_Carribean stood at 36.31. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in ECLAC_Carribean peaked at 36.31 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 18.35, in 2000.
That places ECLAC_Carribean 15th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
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 ECLAC_Carribean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.35 | — |
| 2001 | 19.05 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 19.74 | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 20.46 | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 21.18 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 21.95 | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 22.69 | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 23.44 | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 24.25 | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 25 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 25.78 | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 26.6 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 27.39 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 28.21 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 29.03 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 29.93 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 30.82 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 31.74 | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 32.62 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 33.54 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 34.48 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 35.39 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 36.31 | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.61 | 18.35 | 25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.57 | 25.78 | 33.54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.4 | 34.48 | 36.31 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC_Carribean
- 12 Qatar 46.57 compare
- 13 United Arab Emirates 45.27 compare
- 14 Antigua and Barbuda 44.57 compare
- 15 Belize 43.84 compare
- 16 Kiribati 43.64 compare
- 17 Micronesia, Federated States of 42.81 compare
- 18 Saint Kitts and Nevis 42.47 compare
More health data for ECLAC_Carribean
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 63.42 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 65.42 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 35.67 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 4.22 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 18.64 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 4.75 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 14.89 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in ECLAC_Carribean?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in ECLAC_Carribean was 36.31 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in ECLAC_Carribean?
- The highest recorded value was 36.31 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in ECLAC_Carribean?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.35 in 2000.
- How does ECLAC_Carribean rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- ECLAC_Carribean ranks 15th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in ECLAC_Carribean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECLAC_Carribean 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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