Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Central Asia (UNSDG)
Central Asia (UNSDG): Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 4.85 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Central Asia (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Central Asia (UNSDG) stood at 4.85. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 55.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Central Asia (UNSDG) peaked at 4.85 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.72, in 2004.
Central Asia (UNSDG) ranks 103rd of 156 groups on this measure, 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 Asia (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.83 | — |
| 2001 | 2.8 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 2.78 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 2.75 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 2.72 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 2.73 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 2.75 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 2.79 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 2.83 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 2.85 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 2.97 | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 3.02 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 3.12 | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 3.24 | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 3.42 | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 3.6 | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 3.71 | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 3.93 | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 4.08 | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 4.24 | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 4.4 | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 4.63 | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 4.85 | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.78 | 2.72 | 2.85 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.53 | 2.97 | 4.24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.63 | 4.4 | 4.85 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Central Asia (UNSDG)
- 100 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 9.16 compare
- 101 Liberia 9.09 compare
- 102 Solomon Islands 8.86 compare
- 103 Romania 8.84 compare
- 104 Montenegro 8.74 compare
- 105 Iceland 8.67 compare
- 106 Azerbaijan 8.61 compare
More health data for Central Asia (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -3.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 1,720 (2100)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 8.25 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 11,452 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 2.27 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 6 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 15,857 (2024)
- Child deaths 4,405 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5145 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 3,373 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Central Asia (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Central Asia (UNSDG) was 4.85 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Central Asia (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.85 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Central Asia (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.72 in 2004.
- How does Central Asia (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Central Asia (UNSDG) ranks 103rd 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 Asia (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central 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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