Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG)
Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG): Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 4.54 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG) stood at 4.54. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.0% on the previous year and up 114.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG) peaked at 4.54 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7711, in 2000.
That places Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG) 107th 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 Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7711 | — |
| 2001 | 0.851 | +10.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9495 | +11.6% |
| 2003 | 1.04 | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 1.13 | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 1.23 | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 1.39 | +13.2% |
| 2007 | 1.49 | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 1.59 | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 1.76 | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 1.88 | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 1.99 | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 2.12 | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 2.31 | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 2.48 | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 2.64 | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 2.82 | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 3.09 | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 3.36 | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 3.58 | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 3.88 | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 4.21 | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 4.54 | +8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.22 | 0.7711 | 1.76 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.63 | 1.88 | 3.58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.21 | 3.88 | 4.54 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG)
- 104 Montenegro 8.74 compare
- 105 Iceland 8.67 compare
- 106 Azerbaijan 8.61 compare
- 107 Germany 8.49 compare
- 108 Pakistan 8.47 compare
- 109 Afghanistan 8.46 compare
- 110 Ireland 8.31 compare
More health data for Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -5.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 25,913 (2100)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 460,657 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 7.93 (2024)
- Child deaths 162,932 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 12.21 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 4.31 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 297,725 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.6291 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 149,287 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG) was 4.54 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.54 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7711 in 2000.
- How does Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG) ranks 107th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 114.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central and Southern Asia (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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