Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in ESCAP_Pacific island developing economies (PIDE)
ESCAP_Pacific island developing economies (PIDE): Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 35.89 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in ESCAP_Pacific island developing economies (PIDE), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in ESCAP_Pacific island developing economies (PIDE) is 35.89, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in ESCAP_Pacific island developing economies (PIDE) peaked at 35.89 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 22.98, in 2000.
That places ESCAP_Pacific island developing economies (PIDE) 25th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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_Pacific island developing economies (PIDE), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.98 | — |
| 2001 | 23.54 | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 24.04 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 24.61 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 25.17 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 25.68 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 26.26 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 26.75 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 27.25 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 27.83 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 28.33 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 28.91 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 29.4 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 29.98 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 30.56 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 31.15 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 31.75 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 32.36 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 33.06 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 33.76 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 34.47 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 35.17 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 35.89 | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.41 | 22.98 | 27.83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.93 | 28.33 | 33.76 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.18 | 34.47 | 35.89 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_Pacific island developing economies (PIDE)
- 22 Lebanon 41.82 compare
- 23 Brunei Darussalam 41.74 compare
- 24 Saudi Arabia 41.4 compare
- 25 Peru 41.13 compare
- 26 Argentina 41.09 compare
- 27 Bahrain 40.51 compare
- 28 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 40.35 compare
More health data for ESCAP_Pacific island developing economies (PIDE)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 289.5 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 55.06 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 24.36 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 2.94 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 15.4 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 2.09 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 17.94 (2020)
All data for ESCAP_Pacific island developing economies (PIDE) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in ESCAP_Pacific island developing economies (PIDE)?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in ESCAP_Pacific island developing economies (PIDE) was 35.89 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in ESCAP_Pacific island developing economies (PIDE)?
- The highest recorded value was 35.89 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in ESCAP_Pacific island developing economies (PIDE)?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.98 in 2000.
- How does ESCAP_Pacific island developing economies (PIDE) rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- ESCAP_Pacific island developing economies (PIDE) ranks 25th 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_Pacific island developing economies (PIDE)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP_Pacific island developing economies (PIDE) 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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