Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN)
ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN): Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 9.13 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN) recorded 9.13 for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 100.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN) peaked at 9.13 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.99, in 2000.
ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN) ranks 61st 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_ASEAN (ASEAN), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.99 | — |
| 2001 | 2.15 | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 2.29 | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 2.49 | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 2.71 | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 2.89 | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 3.1 | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 3.3 | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 3.53 | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 3.79 | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 4.04 | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 4.29 | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 4.55 | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 4.88 | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 5.19 | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 5.57 | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 5.99 | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 6.42 | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 6.92 | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 7.44 | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 7.99 | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 8.56 | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 9.13 | +6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.82 | 1.99 | 3.79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.53 | 4.04 | 7.44 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.56 | 7.99 | 9.13 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN)
More health data for ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 6,188 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 35.23 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 10.07 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 9.3 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 20.83 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 9.43 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 12.01 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN)?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN) was 9.13 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.13 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.99 in 2000.
- How does ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN) rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN) ranks 61st 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_ASEAN (ASEAN)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN) 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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