Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Palau
Palau: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 47.67 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
47.67
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
10th
of 193 countries
All-time high
47.67
in 2022
All-time low
25.26
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Palau, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Palau stood at 47.67. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Palau peaked at 47.67 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 25.26, in 1990.
That places Palau 10th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25.26 | — |
| 1991 | 25.79 | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 26.32 | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 26.86 | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 27.42 | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 28 | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 28.56 | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 29.09 | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 29.59 | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 30.13 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 30.79 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 31.61 | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 32.55 | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 33.55 | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 34.55 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 35.45 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 36.23 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 36.96 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 37.61 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 38.2 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 38.72 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 39.19 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 39.67 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 40.23 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 40.91 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 41.61 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 42.35 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 43.15 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 44.01 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 44.91 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 45.84 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 46.76 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 47.67 | +1.9% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 47.67 is above the median for high income countries, which is 29.21, 1.6× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Palau's 47.67 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 31.67, 1.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.7 | 25.26 | 30.13 | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.75 | 30.79 | 38.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.48 | 38.72 | 44.91 | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.76 | 45.84 | 47.67 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Palau?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Palau was 47.67 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 47.67 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.26 in 1990.
- How does Palau rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Palau ranks 10th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau 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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