Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Polynesia (UNSDG)

Polynesia (UNSDG): Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 50.87 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
50.87
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
1st
of 156 groups
All-time high
50.87
in 2022
All-time low
36.11
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

02040602000201120222000: 36.12001: 36.92002: 37.72003: 38.52004: 39.32005: 40.22006: 40.92007: 41.72008: 42.42009: 43.12010: 43.82011: 44.42012: 452013: 45.52014: 462015: 46.52016: 47.12017: 47.62018: 48.22019: 48.82020: 49.52021: 50.22022: 50.9

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

In 2022, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Polynesia (UNSDG) stood at 50.87. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Polynesia (UNSDG) peaked at 50.87 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 36.11, in 2000.

Polynesia (UNSDG) ranks 1st 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 Polynesia (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 Polynesia (UNSDG), 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 36.11
2001 36.92 +2.3%
2002 37.72 +2.2%
2003 38.53 +2.1%
2004 39.34 +2.1%
2005 40.16 +2.1%
2006 40.95 +1.9%
2007 41.71 +1.9%
2008 42.4 +1.7%
2009 43.11 +1.7%
2010 43.78 +1.6%
2011 44.42 +1.5%
2012 44.99 +1.3%
2013 45.54 +1.2%
2014 45.99 +1.0%
2015 46.54 +1.2%
2016 47.07 +1.1%
2017 47.62 +1.2%
2018 48.21 +1.2%
2019 48.84 +1.3%
2020 49.53 +1.4%
2021 50.17 +1.3%
2022 50.87 +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 39.69 36.11 43.11 10
2010s 46.3 43.78 48.84 10
2020s 50.19 49.53 50.87 3

Countries ranked near Polynesia (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

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Polynesia (UNSDG)?
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Polynesia (UNSDG) was 50.87 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Polynesia (UNSDG)?
The highest recorded value was 50.87 in 2022.
What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Polynesia (UNSDG)?
The lowest recorded value was 36.11 in 2000.
How does Polynesia (UNSDG) rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
Polynesia (UNSDG) ranks 1st out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Polynesia (UNSDG)?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Polynesia (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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