Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in (SDGRC) ECA_Least developed countries
(SDGRC) ECA_Least developed countries: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 10.74 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in (SDGRC) ECA_Least developed countries, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) ECA_Least developed countries is 10.74, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 49.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) ECA_Least developed countries peaked at 10.74 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.61, in 2000.
(SDGRC) ECA_Least developed countries ranks 143rd of 156 groups on this measure, in the bottom 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 (SDGRC) ECA_Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.61 | — |
| 2001 | 4.8 | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 5.01 | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 5.22 | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 5.43 | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 5.65 | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 5.86 | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 6.08 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 6.28 | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 6.51 | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 6.71 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 6.93 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 7.17 | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 7.4 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 7.67 | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 7.95 | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 8.27 | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 8.63 | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 8.99 | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 9.38 | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 9.82 | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 10.29 | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 10.74 | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.55 | 4.61 | 6.51 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.91 | 6.71 | 9.38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.28 | 9.82 | 10.74 | 3 |
Countries ranked near (SDGRC) ECA_Least developed countries
More health data for (SDGRC) ECA_Least developed countries
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 35,033 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 24.28 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 8.51 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 14.59 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 3.44 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 9.14 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 14.29 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) ECA_Least developed countries?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) ECA_Least developed countries was 10.74 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 10.74 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.61 in 2000.
- How does (SDGRC) ECA_Least developed countries rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- (SDGRC) ECA_Least developed countries ranks 143rd out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in (SDGRC) ECA_Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this (SDGRC) ECA_Least developed countries 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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