Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA)
ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA): Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 19.09 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA) stood at 19.09. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA) peaked at 19.09 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.32, in 2001.
That places ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA) 83rd 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_North and Central Asia (NCA), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.35 | — |
| 2001 | 14.32 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 14.37 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 14.45 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 14.67 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 14.89 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 15.15 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 15.47 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 15.82 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 16.21 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 16.55 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 16.86 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 17.15 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 17.42 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 17.66 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 17.87 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 18.1 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 18.29 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 18.47 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 18.63 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 18.77 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 18.99 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 19.09 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.97 | 14.32 | 16.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.7 | 16.55 | 18.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.95 | 18.77 | 19.09 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA)
More health data for ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 3,015 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 58.98 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 24.75 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 2.61 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 5.85 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 4.03 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 6.76 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA)?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA) was 19.09 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA)?
- The highest recorded value was 19.09 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.32 in 2001.
- How does ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA) rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA) ranks 83rd 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_North and Central Asia (NCA)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA) 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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