Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Melanesia (UNSDG)

Melanesia (UNSDG): Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 34.95 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
34.95
Change on year
up 2.1%
Rank
28th
of 156 groups
All-time high
34.95
in 2022
All-time low
21.55
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Melanesia (UNSDG), 2000–2022

01020302000201120222000: 21.62001: 22.12002: 22.62003: 23.22004: 23.82005: 24.32006: 24.92007: 25.42008: 25.92009: 26.52010: 27.12011: 27.72012: 28.22013: 28.82014: 29.42015: 30.12016: 30.72017: 31.32018: 322019: 32.82020: 33.52021: 34.22022: 34.9

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

The most recent figure for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Melanesia (UNSDG) is 34.95, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Melanesia (UNSDG) peaked at 34.95 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 21.55, in 2000.

Melanesia (UNSDG) ranks 28th of 156 groups on this measure, in the top 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 Melanesia (UNSDG), 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 Melanesia (UNSDG), 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 21.55
2001 22.11 +2.6%
2002 22.62 +2.3%
2003 23.2 +2.6%
2004 23.79 +2.5%
2005 24.29 +2.1%
2006 24.89 +2.5%
2007 25.4 +2.0%
2008 25.92 +2.1%
2009 26.54 +2.4%
2010 27.05 +2.0%
2011 27.67 +2.3%
2012 28.2 +1.9%
2013 28.82 +2.2%
2014 29.44 +2.2%
2015 30.06 +2.1%
2016 30.69 +2.1%
2017 31.32 +2.1%
2018 32.05 +2.3%
2019 32.77 +2.3%
2020 33.5 +2.2%
2021 34.22 +2.2%
2022 34.95 +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 24.03 21.55 26.54 10
2010s 29.81 27.05 32.77 10
2020s 34.22 33.5 34.95 3

Countries ranked near Melanesia (UNSDG)

  1. 25 Peru 41.13 compare
  2. 26 Argentina 41.09 compare
  3. 27 Bahrain 40.51 compare
  4. 28 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 40.35 compare
  5. 29 Uruguay 40.05 compare
  6. 30 Jordan 40.03 compare
  7. 31 New Zealand 39.91 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Melanesia (UNSDG)?
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Melanesia (UNSDG) was 34.95 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Melanesia (UNSDG)?
The highest recorded value was 34.95 in 2022.
What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Melanesia (UNSDG)?
The lowest recorded value was 21.55 in 2000.
How does Melanesia (UNSDG) rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
Melanesia (UNSDG) ranks 28th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Melanesia (UNSDG)?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Melanesia (UNSDG) 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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