Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Brunei
Brunei: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 22.11 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
22.11
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
15th
of 193 countries
All-time high
22.11
in 2022
All-time low
3.14
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Brunei, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 22.11 for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Brunei peaked at 22.11 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.14, in 1990.
That places Brunei 15th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Brunei, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.14 | — |
| 1991 | 3.48 | +10.8% |
| 1992 | 3.86 | +10.9% |
| 1993 | 4.26 | +10.4% |
| 1994 | 4.68 | +9.9% |
| 1995 | 5.14 | +9.8% |
| 1996 | 5.62 | +9.3% |
| 1997 | 6.14 | +9.3% |
| 1998 | 6.67 | +8.6% |
| 1999 | 7.23 | +8.4% |
| 2000 | 7.83 | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 8.45 | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 9.1 | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 9.79 | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 10.49 | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 11.21 | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 11.93 | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 12.66 | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 13.38 | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 14.07 | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 14.74 | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 15.37 | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 15.97 | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 16.54 | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 17.11 | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 17.68 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 18.26 | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 18.86 | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 19.48 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 20.13 | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 20.79 | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 21.45 | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 22.11 | +3.1% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 22.11 is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.55, 1.9× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 22.11 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.25, 1.7× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.02 | 3.14 | 7.23 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.89 | 7.83 | 14.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.41 | 14.74 | 20.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.45 | 20.79 | 22.11 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
More health data for Brunei
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3926 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7116 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.032 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.7964 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0345 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Brunei?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Brunei was 22.11 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 22.11 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.14 in 1990.
- How does Brunei rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Brunei ranks 15th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei 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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