Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies

ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 21.76 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
21.76
Change on year
up 5.5%
Rank
71st
of 156 groups
All-time high
21.76
in 2022
All-time low
6.46
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies, 2000–2022

51015202000201120222000: 6.52001: 6.82002: 7.22003: 7.62004: 8.12005: 8.62006: 9.12007: 9.52008: 10.12009: 10.62010: 11.22011: 11.82012: 12.52013: 13.22014: 13.92015: 14.82016: 15.62017: 16.52018: 17.52019: 18.52020: 19.52021: 20.62022: 21.8

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

The most recent figure for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies is 21.76, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 74.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies peaked at 21.76 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.46, in 2000.

ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies ranks 71st of 156 groups on this measure, 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_WB Low Income Economies, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) in ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 6.46
2001 6.8 +5.2%
2002 7.23 +6.2%
2003 7.63 +5.6%
2004 8.1 +6.3%
2005 8.59 +5.9%
2006 9.06 +5.6%
2007 9.55 +5.3%
2008 10.09 +5.7%
2009 10.64 +5.4%
2010 11.19 +5.2%
2011 11.84 +5.8%
2012 12.49 +5.5%
2013 13.22 +5.8%
2014 13.95 +5.5%
2015 14.75 +5.8%
2016 15.59 +5.7%
2017 16.51 +5.9%
2018 17.53 +6.2%
2019 18.47 +5.4%
2020 19.5 +5.6%
2021 20.63 +5.8%
2022 21.76 +5.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8.41 6.46 10.64 10
2010s 14.55 11.19 18.47 10
2020s 20.63 19.5 21.76 3

Countries ranked near ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies

  1. 68 Spain 30.89 compare
  2. 69 Finland 30.74 compare
  3. 69 Fiji 30.74 compare
  4. 71 Serbia 30.7 compare
  5. 72 Vanuatu 30.53 compare
  6. 73 United Kingdom 30.44 compare
  7. 74 Iran 30.41 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies?
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies was 21.76 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies?
The highest recorded value was 21.76 in 2022.
What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies?
The lowest recorded value was 6.46 in 2000.
How does ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies ranks 71st 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_WB Low Income Economies?
Over the last ten years it is up 74.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies 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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Indicator
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
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Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
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