Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA)
ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA): Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 22.65 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA) stood at 22.65. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA) peaked at 22.65 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.8, in 2000.
That places ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA) 63rd 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_East and North-East Asia (ENEA), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.8 | — |
| 2001 | 10.29 | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 10.87 | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 11.45 | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 12.11 | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 12.78 | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 13.53 | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 14.45 | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 15.28 | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 16.18 | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 17.08 | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 17.89 | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 18.7 | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 19.34 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 19.8 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 20.26 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 20.65 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 20.96 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 21.27 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 21.59 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 21.91 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 22.33 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 22.65 | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.67 | 9.8 | 16.18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.75 | 17.08 | 21.59 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.3 | 21.91 | 22.65 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA)
More health data for ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 3,997 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 36.37 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 8.1 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 4.58 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 11.47 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 3.59 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 5.58 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA)?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA) was 22.65 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA)?
- The highest recorded value was 22.65 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8 in 2000.
- How does ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA) rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA) ranks 63rd 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_East and North-East Asia (ENEA)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA) 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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