Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Philippines
Philippines: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 14.99 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
14.99
Change on year
up 6.2%
World rank
150th
of 193 countries
All-time high
14.99
in 2022
All-time low
3.22
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Philippines, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Philippines stood at 14.99. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 79.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Philippines peaked at 14.99 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.22, in 1990.
That places Philippines 150th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom 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 Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.22 | — |
| 1991 | 3.38 | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 3.55 | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 3.72 | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 3.91 | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 4.09 | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 4.29 | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 4.48 | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 4.69 | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 4.89 | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 5.11 | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 5.33 | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 5.55 | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 5.78 | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 6.01 | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 6.25 | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 6.49 | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 6.74 | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 7.01 | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 7.3 | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 7.62 | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 7.96 | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 8.35 | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 8.78 | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 9.25 | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 9.78 | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 10.37 | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 11.02 | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 11.73 | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 12.48 | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 13.28 | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 14.12 | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 14.99 | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.02 | 3.22 | 4.89 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.16 | 5.11 | 7.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.73 | 7.62 | 12.48 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.13 | 13.28 | 14.99 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 147 Turkmenistan 15.76 compare
- 148 Botswana 15.69 compare
- 149 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 15.14 compare
- 151 Sao Tome and Principe 14.82 compare
- 152 Equatorial Guinea 14.75 compare
- 153 Central African Republic 14.72 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Philippines?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Philippines was 14.99 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 14.99 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.22 in 1990.
- How does Philippines rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Philippines ranks 150th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines 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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