Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Micronesia, Federated States of
Micronesia, Federated States of: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 42.81 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Micronesia, Federated States of, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Micronesia, Federated States of recorded 42.81 for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Micronesia, Federated States of peaked at 42.81 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 25.24, in 1990.
Micronesia, Federated States of ranks 17th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Micronesia, Federated States of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25.24 | — |
| 1991 | 25.71 | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 26.17 | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 26.65 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 27.15 | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 27.68 | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 28.22 | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 28.78 | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 29.36 | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 29.94 | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 30.49 | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 31 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 31.49 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 32 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 32.52 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 33.06 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 33.61 | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 34.21 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 34.84 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 35.44 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 35.99 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 36.48 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 36.94 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 37.42 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 37.91 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 38.43 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 38.98 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 39.54 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 40.13 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 40.77 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 41.45 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 42.14 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 42.81 | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.49 | 25.24 | 29.94 | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.87 | 30.49 | 35.44 | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.26 | 35.99 | 40.77 | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.13 | 41.45 | 42.81 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Micronesia, Federated States of?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Micronesia, Federated States of was 42.81 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Micronesia, Federated States of?
- The highest recorded value was 42.81 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Micronesia, Federated States of?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.24 in 1990.
- How does Micronesia, Federated States of rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Micronesia, Federated States of ranks 17th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Micronesia, Federated States of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Micronesia, Federated States of 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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