Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in South-East Asia (WHO regions)
South-East Asia (WHO regions): Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 10.84 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in South-East Asia (WHO regions), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in South-East Asia (WHO regions) is 10.84, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 60.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in South-East Asia (WHO regions) peaked at 10.84 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.67, in 2000.
That places South-East Asia (WHO regions) 141st out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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-East Asia (WHO regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.67 | — |
| 2001 | 2.96 | +10.9% |
| 2002 | 3.26 | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 3.63 | +11.4% |
| 2004 | 4 | +10.2% |
| 2005 | 4.37 | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 4.74 | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 5.03 | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 5.4 | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 5.77 | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 6.15 | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 6.44 | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 6.74 | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 7.12 | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 7.42 | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 7.74 | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 8.13 | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 8.53 | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 8.93 | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 9.34 | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 9.83 | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 10.34 | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 10.84 | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.18 | 2.67 | 5.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.65 | 6.15 | 9.34 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.34 | 9.83 | 10.84 | 3 |
Countries ranked near South-East Asia (WHO regions)
More health data for South-East Asia (WHO regions)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -7.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 19,175 (2100)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 299,812 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 6.83 (2024)
- Child deaths 104,228 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 10.41 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 195,584 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 3.61 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 119,985 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 187,010 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in South-East Asia (WHO regions)?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in South-East Asia (WHO regions) was 10.84 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in South-East Asia (WHO regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.84 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in South-East Asia (WHO regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.67 in 2000.
- How does South-East Asia (WHO regions) rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- South-East Asia (WHO regions) ranks 141st 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-East Asia (WHO regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South-East Asia (WHO 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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