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

Latest (2022)
43.22
Change on year
up 1.7%
Rank
2nd
of 156 groups
All-time high
43.22
in 2022
All-time low
30.48
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

0102030402000201120222000: 30.52001: 31.12002: 31.72003: 32.32004: 32.92005: 33.52006: 34.12007: 34.72008: 35.32009: 35.92010: 36.42011: 36.92012: 37.32013: 37.72014: 38.22015: 38.72016: 39.32017: 39.82018: 40.42019: 41.12020: 41.82021: 42.52022: 43.2

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

Annual values for Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) in Micronesia (UNSDG), 2000 to 2022.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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)

  1. 1 Niue 62.82 compare
  2. 2 Cook Islands 62.28 compare
  3. 3 Chile 57.87 compare
  4. 4 Naoero 57.26 compare
  5. 5 Tonga 56.55 compare

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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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Indicator
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
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