Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC)
ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC): Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 11.85 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC) stood at 11.85. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 78.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC) peaked at 11.85 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.37, in 2000.
ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC) ranks 125th of 156 groups on this measure, 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_SAARC (SAARC), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.37 | — |
| 2001 | 2.66 | +12.3% |
| 2002 | 2.95 | +10.7% |
| 2003 | 3.32 | +12.6% |
| 2004 | 3.7 | +11.5% |
| 2005 | 4.07 | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 4.44 | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 4.74 | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 5.13 | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 5.53 | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 5.93 | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 6.28 | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 6.63 | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 7.07 | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 7.44 | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 7.85 | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 8.33 | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 8.84 | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 9.35 | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 9.9 | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 10.53 | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 11.17 | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 11.85 | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.89 | 2.37 | 5.53 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.76 | 5.93 | 9.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.18 | 10.53 | 11.85 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC)
- 122 Lithuania 20.54 compare
- 123 Kazakhstan 20.38 compare
- 124 Uzbekistan 19.9 compare
- 125 Russian Federation 19.7 compare
- 126 Denmark 19.04 compare
- 127 Eswatini 18.94 compare
- 128 Pakistan 18.88 compare
More health data for ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 23,581 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 32.43 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 9.03 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 13.02 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 4.23 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 19.27 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 24.78 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC)?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC) was 11.85 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.85 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.37 in 2000.
- How does ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC) rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC) ranks 125th 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_SAARC (SAARC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC) 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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