Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in ESCAP_All countries
ESCAP_All countries: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 7.37 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in ESCAP_All countries, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ESCAP_All countries is 7.37, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 90.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ESCAP_All countries peaked at 7.37 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.71, in 2000.
ESCAP_All countries ranks 78th 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 ESCAP_All countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.71 | — |
| 2001 | 1.83 | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 1.93 | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 2.1 | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 2.24 | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 2.37 | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 2.6 | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 2.76 | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 2.95 | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 3.2 | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 3.41 | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 3.64 | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 3.88 | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 4.15 | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 4.43 | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 4.71 | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 5 | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 5.35 | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 5.74 | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 6.08 | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 6.5 | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 6.93 | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 7.37 | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.37 | 1.71 | 3.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.64 | 3.41 | 6.08 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.93 | 6.5 | 7.37 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_All countries
- 75 China 11.89 compare
- 76 Türkiye 11.73 compare
- 77 El Salvador 11.63 compare
- 78 Greece 11.55 compare
- 79 Haiti 11.39 compare
- 80 North Macedonia 11.32 compare
- 81 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 11.31 compare
More health data for ESCAP_All countries
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 38,584 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 37.19 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 10.58 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 8.23 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 17.38 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 12.25 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 17.34 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ESCAP_All countries?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ESCAP_All countries was 7.37 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in ESCAP_All countries?
- The highest recorded value was 7.37 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in ESCAP_All countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.71 in 2000.
- How does ESCAP_All countries rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- ESCAP_All countries ranks 78th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in ESCAP_All countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP_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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