Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in ECE_All countries
ECE_All countries: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 11.44 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in ECE_All countries, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ECE_All countries is 11.44, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ECE_All countries peaked at 11.44 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.35, in 2000.
ECE_All countries ranks 49th 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 ECE_All countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.35 | — |
| 2001 | 8.67 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 9 | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 9.29 | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 9.57 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 9.86 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 10.11 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 10.34 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 10.53 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 10.7 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 10.85 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 10.93 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 11.01 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 11.07 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 11.1 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 11.15 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 11.2 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 11.26 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 11.31 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 11.35 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 11.37 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 11.41 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 11.44 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.64 | 8.35 | 10.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.12 | 10.85 | 11.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.41 | 11.37 | 11.44 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ECE_All countries
- 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
- 51 Libya 15.42 compare
- 52 Papua New Guinea 15.39 compare
More health data for ECE_All countries
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 11,822 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 60.08 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 27.78 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 2.02 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 28.8 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 2.49 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 7.75 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ECE_All countries?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ECE_All countries was 11.44 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in ECE_All countries?
- The highest recorded value was 11.44 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in ECE_All countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.35 in 2000.
- How does ECE_All countries rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- ECE_All countries ranks 49th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in ECE_All countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE_All countries 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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