Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)
South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions): Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 11.85 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) recorded 11.85 for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and up 78.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) peaked at 11.85 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.37, in 2000.
South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 125th 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 South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.37 | — |
| 2001 | 2.66 | +12.3% |
| 2002 | 2.95 | +10.7% |
| 2003 | 3.32 | +12.6% |
| 2004 | 3.7 | +11.5% |
| 2005 | 4.07 | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 4.44 | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 4.74 | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 5.13 | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 5.53 | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 5.93 | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 6.28 | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 6.63 | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 7.07 | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 7.44 | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 7.85 | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 8.33 | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 8.84 | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 9.35 | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 9.9 | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 10.53 | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 11.17 | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 11.85 | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.89 | 2.37 | 5.53 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.76 | 5.93 | 9.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.18 | 10.53 | 11.85 | 3 |
Countries ranked near South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)
More health data for South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -5.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 23,581 (2100)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 439,901 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 8.19 (2024)
- Child deaths 157,304 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 12.69 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 4.53 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 282,597 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.6322 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 139,017 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) was 11.85 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.85 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.37 in 2000.
- How does South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 125th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) 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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