Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG)
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG): Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 35.89 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG) is 35.89, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG) peaked at 35.89 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 22.99, in 2000.
That places Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG) 24th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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 Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.99 | — |
| 2001 | 23.54 | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 24.04 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 24.61 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 25.18 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 25.68 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 26.26 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 26.75 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 27.25 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 27.84 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 28.33 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 28.91 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 29.41 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 29.98 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 30.56 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 31.16 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 31.76 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 32.36 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 33.06 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 33.76 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 34.47 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 35.18 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 35.89 | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.41 | 22.99 | 27.84 | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.93 | 28.33 | 33.76 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.18 | 34.47 | 35.89 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG)
More health data for Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 289.59 (2100)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 5,666 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 10.8 (2024)
- Child deaths 2,341 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 18.3 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 7.59 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 3,325 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5066 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 1,515 (2024)
All data for Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG)?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG) was 35.89 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 35.89 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.99 in 2000.
- How does Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG) rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG) ranks 24th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (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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