Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Japan
Japan: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 16.25 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
16.25
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
145th
of 193 countries
All-time high
16.25
in 2022
All-time low
14.11
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Japan, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Japan stood at 16.25. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Japan peaked at 16.25 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.11, in 1990.
Japan ranks 145th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.11 | — |
| 1991 | 14.3 | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 14.47 | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 14.62 | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 14.75 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 14.86 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 14.96 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 15.06 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 15.15 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 15.22 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 15.27 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 15.3 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 15.32 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 15.31 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 15.29 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 15.25 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 15.18 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 15.08 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 14.98 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 14.84 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 14.7 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 14.58 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 14.49 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 14.45 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 14.45 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 14.5 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 14.61 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 14.78 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 15.01 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 15.28 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 15.6 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 15.92 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 16.25 | +2.1% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 16.25 is below the median for high income countries, which is 29.21, 56% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Japan's 16.25 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 31.67, 51% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.75 | 14.11 | 15.22 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.18 | 14.84 | 15.32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.68 | 14.45 | 15.28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.92 | 15.6 | 16.25 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Japan
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Japan?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Japan was 16.25 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 16.25 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.11 in 1990.
- How does Japan rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Japan ranks 145th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Japan 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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