Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E)
ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E): Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 12.47 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E) stood at 12.47. 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 66.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E) peaked at 12.47 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.05, in 2000.
That places ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E) 120th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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_LDC (LDC_E), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.05 | — |
| 2001 | 4.28 | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 4.56 | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 4.83 | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 5.09 | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 5.37 | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 5.66 | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 5.88 | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 6.17 | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 6.47 | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 6.78 | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 7.11 | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 7.49 | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 7.85 | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 8.22 | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 8.66 | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 9.1 | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 9.6 | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 10.1 | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 10.63 | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 11.19 | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 11.82 | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 12.47 | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.23 | 4.05 | 6.47 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.55 | 6.78 | 10.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.83 | 11.19 | 12.47 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E)
- 117 Portugal 21.27 compare
- 118 Yemen 21.06 compare
- 119 South Africa 20.97 compare
- 120 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 20.96 compare
- 121 Morocco 20.89 compare
- 122 Lithuania 20.54 compare
- 123 Kazakhstan 20.38 compare
More health data for ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 4,722 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 29.51 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 7.27 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 11.83 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 4.19 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 12.8 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 20 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E)?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E) was 12.47 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E)?
- The highest recorded value was 12.47 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.05 in 2000.
- How does ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E) rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E) ranks 120th 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_LDC (LDC_E)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E) 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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