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

Latest (2022)
14.58
Change on year
up 4.5%
Rank
97th
of 156 groups
All-time high
14.58
in 2022
All-time low
6.75
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs, 2000–2022

0510152000201120222000: 6.72001: 6.92002: 7.12003: 7.32004: 7.62005: 7.82006: 82007: 8.22008: 8.42009: 8.72010: 92011: 9.32012: 9.62013: 102014: 10.32015: 10.82016: 11.22017: 11.72018: 12.22019: 12.82020: 13.32021: 142022: 14.6

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

Annual values for Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) in ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs, 2000 to 2022.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 94 Thailand 25.74 compare
  2. 95 Haiti 25.69 compare
  3. 96 Ireland 25.66 compare
  4. 97 Germany 25.39 compare
  5. 98 Armenia 24.94 compare
  6. 99 Azerbaijan 24.84 compare
  7. 100 Iceland 24.26 compare

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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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Indicator
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
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Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
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