Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Americas (UNSDG)
Americas (UNSDG): Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 16.96 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Americas (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Americas (UNSDG) is 16.96, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Americas (UNSDG) peaked at 16.96 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.51, in 2000.
That places Americas (UNSDG) 10th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Americas (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.51 | — |
| 2001 | 9.92 | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 10.29 | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 10.69 | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 11.07 | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 11.42 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 11.76 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 12.07 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 12.38 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 12.67 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 12.96 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 13.22 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 13.5 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 13.8 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 14.09 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 14.42 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 14.75 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 15.12 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 15.45 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 15.84 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 16.21 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 16.58 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 16.96 | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.18 | 9.51 | 12.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.32 | 12.96 | 15.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.58 | 16.21 | 16.96 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Americas (UNSDG)
More health data for Americas (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 9,479 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 67.5 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 33.91 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 2.19 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 37.56 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 2.12 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 9.25 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Americas (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Americas (UNSDG) was 16.96 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Americas (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.96 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Americas (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.51 in 2000.
- How does Americas (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Americas (UNSDG) ranks 10th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Americas (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas (UNSDG) data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 standard deviations above the median (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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