Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN)
ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN): Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 20.83 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN) recorded 20.83 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.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 74.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN) peaked at 20.83 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.11, in 2000.
That places ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN) 73rd out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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 ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.11 | — |
| 2001 | 6.47 | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 6.89 | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 7.3 | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 7.71 | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 8.15 | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 8.59 | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 9.1 | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 9.63 | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 10.15 | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 10.73 | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 11.32 | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 11.96 | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 12.67 | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 13.38 | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 14.14 | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 14.96 | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 15.84 | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 16.78 | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 17.72 | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 18.76 | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 19.76 | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 20.83 | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.01 | 6.11 | 10.15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.95 | 10.73 | 17.72 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.78 | 18.76 | 20.83 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN)
- 71 Serbia 30.7 compare
- 72 Vanuatu 30.53 compare
- 73 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 30.44 compare
- 74 Iran, Islamic Republic of 30.41 compare
- 75 Mauritius 29.87 compare
- 76 El Salvador 29.27 compare
More health data for ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 6,188 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 35.23 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 10.07 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 9.3 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 9.13 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 9.43 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 12.01 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN)?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN) was 20.83 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN)?
- The highest recorded value was 20.83 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.11 in 2000.
- How does ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN) rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN) ranks 73rd out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN) 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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