Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions)
East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions): Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 10.82 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions) is 10.82, measured 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 90.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions) peaked at 10.82 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.15, in 2000.
That places East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions) 53rd 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 East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.15 | — |
| 2001 | 2.33 | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 2.45 | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 2.71 | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 2.92 | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 3.11 | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 3.44 | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 3.7 | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 4.04 | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 4.44 | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 4.83 | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 5.28 | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 5.68 | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 6.11 | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 6.59 | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 7.04 | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 7.51 | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 7.98 | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 8.54 | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 9.05 | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 9.64 | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 10.23 | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 10.82 | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.13 | 2.15 | 4.44 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.86 | 4.83 | 9.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.23 | 9.64 | 10.82 | 3 |
Countries ranked near East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions)
- 50 Dominican Republic 15.48 compare
- 51 Libya 15.42 compare
- 52 Papua New Guinea 15.39 compare
- 53 Algeria 15.26 compare
- 54 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 14.92 compare
- 55 Hungary 14.78 compare
- 56 Paraguay 14.47 compare
More health data for East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -8.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 9,751 (2100)
- Child deaths 56,161 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 4.29 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 140,023 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 83,862 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 6.95 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 2.66 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4979 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 99,253 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions) was 10.82 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.82 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.15 in 2000.
- How does East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions) rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 53rd out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions) 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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