Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Micronesia (UNSDG)
Micronesia (UNSDG): Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 43.22 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Micronesia (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Micronesia (UNSDG) recorded 43.22 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% 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 (UNSDG) peaked at 43.22 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 30.48, in 2000.
Micronesia (UNSDG) ranks 2nd of 156 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Micronesia (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.48 | — |
| 2001 | 31.07 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 31.67 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 32.28 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 32.86 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 33.52 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 34.08 | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 34.67 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 35.29 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 35.86 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 36.37 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 36.88 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 37.3 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 37.74 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 38.24 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 38.73 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 39.27 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 39.79 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 40.39 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 41.08 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 41.79 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 42.5 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 43.22 | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.18 | 30.48 | 35.86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.58 | 36.37 | 41.08 | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.5 | 41.79 | 43.22 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Micronesia (UNSDG)
More health data for Micronesia (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 7.26 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 75.47 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 46.98 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 1.32 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 20.45 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 1.22 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 12.4 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Micronesia (UNSDG)?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Micronesia (UNSDG) was 43.22 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Micronesia (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 43.22 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Micronesia (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.48 in 2000.
- How does Micronesia (UNSDG) rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Micronesia (UNSDG) ranks 2nd out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Micronesia (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Micronesia (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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