Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA)
ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA): Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 13.22 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA) stood at 13.22. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 72.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA) peaked at 13.22 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.48, in 2000.
That places ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA) 113th 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_South and South-West Asia (SSWA), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.48 | — |
| 2001 | 3.78 | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 4.07 | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 4.44 | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 4.82 | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 5.18 | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 5.54 | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 5.83 | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 6.21 | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 6.59 | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 6.98 | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 7.32 | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 7.67 | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 8.11 | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 8.5 | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 8.95 | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 9.47 | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 10.01 | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 10.56 | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 11.14 | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 11.81 | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 12.5 | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 13.22 | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.99 | 3.48 | 6.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.87 | 6.98 | 11.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.51 | 11.81 | 13.22 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA)
- 110 Switzerland 22.32 compare
- 111 Belarus 22.07 compare
- 112 Afghanistan 21.98 compare
- 113 Latvia 21.83 compare
- 114 Luxembourg 21.53 compare
- 115 Mauritania 21.5 compare
- 116 Belgium 21.35 compare
More health data for ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 24,637 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 35.3 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 10.82 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 12.09 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 4.78 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 18.35 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 24 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA)?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA) was 13.22 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA)?
- The highest recorded value was 13.22 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.48 in 2000.
- How does ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA) rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA) ranks 113th 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_South and South-West Asia (SSWA)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA) 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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