Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION)
ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION): Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 34.76 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION) is 34.76, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION) peaked at 34.76 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 19.67, in 2000.
ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION) ranks 29th of 156 groups on this measure, in the top 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_Other Area (OTH_REGION), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.67 | — |
| 2001 | 20.25 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 20.82 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 21.42 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 22.03 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 22.66 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 23.31 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 23.93 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 24.54 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 25.14 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 25.7 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 26.27 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 26.88 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 27.56 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 28.28 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 29 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 29.74 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 30.52 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 31.39 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 32.21 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 33.04 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 33.88 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 34.76 | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.38 | 19.67 | 25.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.76 | 25.7 | 32.21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.9 | 33.04 | 34.76 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION)
More health data for ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 5,095 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 65.03 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 33.04 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 5.01 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 16.06 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 6.95 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 12.25 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION)?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION) was 34.76 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION)?
- The highest recorded value was 34.76 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION)?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.67 in 2000.
- How does ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION) rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION) ranks 29th 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_Other Area (OTH_REGION)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION) 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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