Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in East Asia and Pacific (World Bank regions)
East Asia and Pacific (World Bank regions): 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 East Asia and Pacific (World Bank 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 (World Bank regions) is 10.72, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 5.7% 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 East Asia and Pacific (World Bank regions) peaked at 10.72 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.36, in 2000.
East Asia and Pacific (World Bank regions) ranks 55th 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 East Asia and Pacific (World Bank regions), 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 | 3.14 | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 3.33 | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 3.65 | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 3.89 | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 4.21 | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 4.59 | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 4.96 | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 5.38 | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 5.75 | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 6.16 | +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 | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.33 | 2.36 | 4.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.88 | 4.96 | 8.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.14 | 9.56 | 10.72 | 3 |
Countries ranked near East Asia and Pacific (World Bank regions)
More health data for East Asia and Pacific (World Bank regions)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 10,990 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 36.53 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 9 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 5.78 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 22.29 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 5.65 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 8.52 (2020)
- Weight-for-height <-2 SD 3.5 (2024)
- Weight-for-height <-3 SD 0.9 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in East Asia and Pacific (World Bank regions)?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in East Asia and Pacific (World Bank regions) 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 East Asia and Pacific (World Bank regions)?
- 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 East Asia and Pacific (World Bank regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.36 in 2000.
- How does East Asia and Pacific (World Bank regions) rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- East Asia and Pacific (World Bank regions) ranks 55th 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 (World Bank regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia and Pacific (World Bank 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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