Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs
ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 14.58 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs stood at 14.58. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 51.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs peaked at 14.58 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.75, in 2000.
That places ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs 97th 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_Countries with Special Needs, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.75 | — |
| 2001 | 6.93 | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 7.15 | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 7.34 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 7.55 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 7.78 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 8 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 8.19 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 8.43 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 8.69 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 8.95 | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 9.25 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 9.6 | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 9.95 | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 10.32 | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 10.76 | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 11.21 | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 11.71 | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 12.22 | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 12.76 | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 13.32 | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 13.96 | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 14.58 | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.68 | 6.75 | 8.69 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.67 | 8.95 | 12.76 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.95 | 13.32 | 14.58 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs
More health data for ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 6,907 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 37.02 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 11.88 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 9.48 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 4.88 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 10.73 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 16.76 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs was 14.58 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs?
- The highest recorded value was 14.58 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.75 in 2000.
- How does ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs ranks 97th 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_Countries with Special Needs?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs 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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