Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in South Asia (World Bank regions)
South Asia (World Bank regions): Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 10.14 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in South Asia (World Bank regions), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in South Asia (World Bank regions) is 10.14, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 65.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in South Asia (World Bank regions) peaked at 10.14 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.09, in 2000.
South Asia (World Bank regions) ranks 146th 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 (World Bank regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.09 | — |
| 2001 | 2.38 | +13.7% |
| 2002 | 2.66 | +12.0% |
| 2003 | 3.04 | +14.1% |
| 2004 | 3.41 | +12.2% |
| 2005 | 3.78 | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 4.16 | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 4.43 | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 4.81 | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 5.18 | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 5.55 | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 5.84 | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 6.15 | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 6.52 | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 6.81 | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 7.12 | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 7.51 | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 7.9 | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 8.29 | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 8.68 | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 9.16 | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 9.65 | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 10.14 | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.6 | 2.09 | 5.18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.04 | 5.55 | 8.68 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.65 | 9.16 | 10.14 | 3 |
Countries ranked near South Asia (World Bank regions)
- 143 Myanmar 16.61 compare
- 144 Cote d'Ivoire 16.44 compare
- 145 Japan 16.25 compare
- 146 Mali 16.01 compare
- 147 Turkmenistan 15.76 compare
- 148 Botswana 15.69 compare
- 149 Democratic Republic of Congo 15.14 compare
More health data for South Asia (World Bank regions)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 15,376 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 29.43 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 7.15 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 13.69 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 3.26 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 20.21 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 26.58 (2020)
- Weight-for-height <-2 SD 14.1 (2024)
- Weight-for-height <-3 SD 4.6 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in South Asia (World Bank regions)?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in South Asia (World Bank regions) was 10.14 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in South Asia (World Bank regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.14 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in South Asia (World Bank regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.09 in 2000.
- How does South Asia (World Bank regions) rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- South Asia (World Bank regions) ranks 146th 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 (World Bank regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia (World Bank 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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