Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in ECLAC_Latin America
ECLAC_Latin America: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 15.67 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in ECLAC_Latin America, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ECLAC_Latin America is 15.67, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 46.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ECLAC_Latin America peaked at 15.67 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.24, in 2000.
That places ECLAC_Latin America 26th 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_Latin America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.24 | — |
| 2001 | 6.56 | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 6.85 | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 7.19 | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 7.56 | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 7.92 | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 8.29 | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 8.67 | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 9.08 | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 9.47 | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 9.88 | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 10.27 | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 10.7 | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 11.15 | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 11.58 | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 12.05 | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 12.51 | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 13.02 | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 13.5 | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 14.04 | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 14.58 | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 15.12 | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 15.67 | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.78 | 6.24 | 9.47 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.87 | 9.88 | 14.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.12 | 14.58 | 15.67 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC_Latin America
- 23 Bahrain 20.14 compare
- 24 Trinidad and Tobago 19.69 compare
- 25 Saint Lucia 19.3 compare
- 26 Grenada 19.14 compare
- 27 Marshall Islands 18.96 compare
- 28 Kiribati 18.88 compare
- 29 Oman 18.85 compare
More health data for ECLAC_Latin America
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 5,053 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 65.27 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 29.72 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 2.46 (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 2.44 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 9.66 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ECLAC_Latin America?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ECLAC_Latin America was 15.67 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in ECLAC_Latin America?
- The highest recorded value was 15.67 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in ECLAC_Latin America?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.24 in 2000.
- How does ECLAC_Latin America rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- ECLAC_Latin America ranks 26th 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_Latin America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECLAC_Latin America 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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