Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 36.37 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
36.37
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
43rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
36.37
in 2022
All-time low
18.62
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 36.37 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Papua New Guinea peaked at 36.37 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 18.62, in 1990.
That places Papua New Guinea 43rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.62 | — |
| 1991 | 19 | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 19.4 | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 19.83 | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 20.27 | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 20.73 | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 21.21 | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 21.71 | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 22.23 | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 22.76 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 23.3 | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 23.86 | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 24.42 | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 24.99 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 25.56 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 26.11 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 26.66 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 27.2 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 27.73 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 28.26 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 28.8 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 29.35 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 29.9 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 30.47 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 31.06 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 31.66 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 32.29 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 32.94 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 33.61 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 34.29 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 34.98 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 35.67 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 36.37 | +2.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 36.37 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.63, 2.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 36.37 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 31.67, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.58 | 18.62 | 22.76 | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.81 | 23.3 | 28.26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.44 | 28.8 | 34.29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.67 | 34.98 | 36.37 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,127 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Papua New Guinea?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Papua New Guinea was 36.37 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 36.37 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.62 in 1990.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 43rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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