Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG)
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG): Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 10.61 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG) recorded 10.61 for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 88.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG) peaked at 10.61 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.28, in 2000.
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG) ranks 57th 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 Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.28 | — |
| 2001 | 2.46 | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 2.58 | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 2.84 | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 3.04 | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 3.23 | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 3.55 | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 3.79 | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 4.11 | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 4.48 | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 4.85 | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 5.27 | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 5.64 | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 6.05 | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 6.5 | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 6.93 | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 7.38 | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 7.83 | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 8.38 | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 8.88 | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 9.45 | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 10.03 | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 10.61 | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.24 | 2.28 | 4.48 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.77 | 4.85 | 8.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.03 | 9.45 | 10.61 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG)
More health data for Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -8.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 10,242 (2100)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 136,069 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 4.03 (2024)
- Child deaths 54,474 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 6.5 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 2.48 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 81,595 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4962 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 68,835 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG) was 10.61 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.61 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.28 in 2000.
- How does Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG) ranks 57th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern and South-Eastern 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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