Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Asia Oriental y Pacífico
Asia Oriental y Pacífico: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 10.72 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Asia Oriental y Pacífico, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Asia Oriental y Pacífico recorded 10.72 for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.8% on the previous year and up 86.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Asia Oriental y Pacífico peaked at 10.72 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.36, in 2000.
That places Asia Oriental y Pacífico 56th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Asia Oriental y Pacífico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.36 | — |
| 2001 | 2.54 | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 2.67 | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 2.93 | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 3.13 | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 3.33 | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 3.64 | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 3.89 | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 4.21 | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 4.59 | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 4.95 | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 5.38 | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 5.75 | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 6.15 | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 6.61 | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 7.04 | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 7.49 | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 7.94 | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 8.49 | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 8.99 | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 9.56 | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 10.14 | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 10.72 | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.33 | 2.36 | 4.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.88 | 4.95 | 8.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.14 | 9.56 | 10.72 | 3 |
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More health data for Asia Oriental y Pacífico
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -8.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 10,918 (2100)
- Child deaths 57,013 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 4.07 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 142,260 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 85,247 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 6.59 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 2.52 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4972 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 103,578 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Asia Oriental y Pacífico?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Asia Oriental y Pacífico was 10.72 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Asia Oriental y Pacífico?
- The highest recorded value was 10.72 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Asia Oriental y Pacífico?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.36 in 2000.
- How does Asia Oriental y Pacífico rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Asia Oriental y Pacífico ranks 56th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Asia Oriental y Pacífico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Asia Oriental y Pacífico 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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