Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Eastern Asia (UNSDG)
Eastern Asia (UNSDG): Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 11.47 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Eastern Asia (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Eastern Asia (UNSDG) recorded 11.47 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.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 82.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Eastern Asia (UNSDG) peaked at 11.47 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.4, in 2000.
Eastern Asia (UNSDG) ranks 47th 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 Asia (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.4 | — |
| 2001 | 2.6 | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 2.71 | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 3 | +10.6% |
| 2004 | 3.2 | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 3.39 | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 3.77 | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 4.04 | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 4.41 | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 4.85 | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 5.3 | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 5.82 | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 6.27 | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 6.72 | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 7.26 | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 7.72 | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 8.19 | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 8.66 | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 9.24 | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 9.72 | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 10.3 | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 10.88 | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 11.47 | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.44 | 2.4 | 4.85 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.49 | 5.3 | 9.72 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.89 | 10.3 | 11.47 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia (UNSDG)
- 44 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 16.32 compare
- 45 Singapore 15.97 compare
- 46 Syrian Arab Republic 15.95 compare
- 47 Australia 15.77 compare
- 48 Jamaica 15.5 compare
- 49 Brazil 15.49 compare
- 50 Dominican Republic 15.48 compare
More health data for Eastern Asia (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -14.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 3,990 (2100)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 3.16 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 15,961 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 1.61 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 1.55 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 35,755 (2024)
- Child deaths 19,794 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4332 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 15,417 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Eastern Asia (UNSDG) was 11.47 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.47 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4 in 2000.
- How does Eastern Asia (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Eastern Asia (UNSDG) ranks 47th 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 Asia (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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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