Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in ECLAC_Carribean
ECLAC_Carribean: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 18.64 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in ECLAC_Carribean, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ECLAC_Carribean stood at 18.64. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 44.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ECLAC_Carribean peaked at 18.64 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.71, in 2000.
ECLAC_Carribean ranks 9th of 156 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
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_Carribean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.71 | — |
| 2001 | 8.08 | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 8.48 | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 8.89 | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 9.27 | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 9.69 | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 10.15 | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 10.59 | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 11.02 | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 11.51 | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 11.97 | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 12.43 | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 12.93 | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 13.42 | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 13.98 | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 14.52 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 15.07 | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 15.63 | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 16.2 | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 16.8 | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 17.41 | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 18.02 | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 18.64 | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.54 | 7.71 | 11.51 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.3 | 11.97 | 16.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.02 | 17.41 | 18.64 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC_Carribean
More health data for ECLAC_Carribean
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 63.42 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 65.42 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 35.67 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 4.22 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 36.31 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 4.75 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 14.89 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ECLAC_Carribean?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ECLAC_Carribean was 18.64 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in ECLAC_Carribean?
- The highest recorded value was 18.64 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in ECLAC_Carribean?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.71 in 2000.
- How does ECLAC_Carribean rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- ECLAC_Carribean ranks 9th 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_Carribean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECLAC_Carribean 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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