Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Thailand
Thailand: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 25.74 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
25.74
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
94th
of 193 countries
All-time high
25.74
in 2022
All-time low
6.24
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Thailand, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 25.74 for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Thailand peaked at 25.74 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.24, in 1990.
That places Thailand 94th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.24 | — |
| 1991 | 6.77 | +8.5% |
| 1992 | 7.36 | +8.7% |
| 1993 | 7.98 | +8.4% |
| 1994 | 8.64 | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 9.31 | +7.8% |
| 1996 | 9.99 | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 10.67 | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 11.32 | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 11.96 | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 12.6 | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 13.22 | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 13.86 | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 14.49 | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 15.1 | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 15.68 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 16.24 | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 16.78 | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 17.32 | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 17.84 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 18.35 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 18.84 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 19.34 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 19.86 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 20.42 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 21.02 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 21.66 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 22.34 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 23.03 | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 23.73 | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 24.41 | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 25.08 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 25.74 | +2.6% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 25.74 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.72, 84% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 25.74 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 31.67, 81% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.02 | 6.24 | 11.96 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.31 | 12.6 | 17.84 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.86 | 18.35 | 23.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.08 | 24.41 | 25.74 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Thailand?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Thailand was 25.74 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 25.74 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.24 in 1990.
- How does Thailand rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Thailand ranks 94th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand 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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