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

ESCAP_WB Upper Middle Income Economies: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 24.05 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
24.05
Change on year
up 2.5%
Rank
57th
of 156 groups
All-time high
24.05
in 2022
All-time low
9.64
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

05101520252000201120222000: 9.62001: 10.12002: 10.72003: 11.32004: 11.92005: 12.52006: 13.22007: 14.12008: 14.82009: 15.72010: 16.52011: 17.32012: 18.12013: 18.82014: 19.42015: 202016: 20.62017: 21.12018: 21.72019: 22.22020: 22.82021: 23.52022: 24.1

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

ESCAP_WB Upper Middle Income Economies recorded 24.05 for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 32.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in ESCAP_WB Upper Middle Income Economies peaked at 24.05 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.64, in 2000.

ESCAP_WB Upper Middle Income Economies ranks 57th 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 Upper Middle 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 Upper Middle Income Economies, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 9.64
2001 10.12 +5.0%
2002 10.69 +5.6%
2003 11.25 +5.3%
2004 11.89 +5.7%
2005 12.52 +5.2%
2006 13.22 +5.6%
2007 14.07 +6.4%
2008 14.84 +5.5%
2009 15.67 +5.6%
2010 16.52 +5.4%
2011 17.29 +4.7%
2012 18.1 +4.6%
2013 18.8 +3.9%
2014 19.38 +3.1%
2015 20 +3.2%
2016 20.58 +2.9%
2017 21.12 +2.6%
2018 21.69 +2.7%
2019 22.24 +2.5%
2020 22.83 +2.6%
2021 23.47 +2.8%
2022 24.05 +2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12.39 9.64 15.67 10
2010s 19.57 16.52 22.24 10
2020s 23.45 22.83 24.05 3

Countries ranked near ESCAP_WB Upper Middle Income Economies

  1. 54 Korea 33.92 compare
  2. 55 Costa Rica 33.89 compare
  3. 56 Ecuador 33.52 compare
  4. 57 Jamaica 33.19 compare
  5. 58 Cyprus 32.98 compare
  6. 59 Dominican Republic 32.75 compare
  7. 60 Türkiye 32.69 compare

See the full ranking of 349 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in ESCAP_WB Upper Middle Income Economies?
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in ESCAP_WB Upper Middle Income Economies was 24.05 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in ESCAP_WB Upper Middle Income Economies?
The highest recorded value was 24.05 in 2022.
What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in ESCAP_WB Upper Middle Income Economies?
The lowest recorded value was 9.64 in 2000.
How does ESCAP_WB Upper Middle Income Economies rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
ESCAP_WB Upper Middle Income Economies ranks 57th 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 Upper Middle Income Economies?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP_WB Upper Middle 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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