Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in ECLAC_All countries
ECLAC_All countries: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 15.71 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in ECLAC_All countries, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ECLAC_All countries is 15.71, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 46.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ECLAC_All countries peaked at 15.71 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.27, in 2000.
That places ECLAC_All countries 20th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
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 ECLAC_All countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.27 | — |
| 2001 | 6.59 | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 6.88 | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 7.22 | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 7.59 | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 7.96 | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 8.33 | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 8.71 | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 9.11 | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 9.51 | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 9.91 | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 10.31 | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 10.74 | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 11.18 | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 11.62 | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 12.09 | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 12.55 | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 13.06 | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 13.54 | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 14.08 | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 14.62 | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 15.16 | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 15.71 | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.82 | 6.27 | 9.51 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.91 | 9.91 | 14.08 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.16 | 14.62 | 15.71 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC_All countries
- 17 United Arab Emirates 21.4 compare
- 18 Kuwait 21.23 compare
- 19 United States of America 20.6 compare
- 20 Micronesia, Federated States of 20.48 compare
- 21 Egypt 20.42 compare
- 22 Argentina 20.27 compare
- 23 Bahrain 20.14 compare
More health data for ECLAC_All countries
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 5,117 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 65.27 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 29.82 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 2.49 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 36.17 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 2.48 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 9.71 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ECLAC_All countries?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ECLAC_All countries was 15.71 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in ECLAC_All countries?
- The highest recorded value was 15.71 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in ECLAC_All countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.27 in 2000.
- How does ECLAC_All countries rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- ECLAC_All countries ranks 20th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in ECLAC_All countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECLAC_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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