Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs
ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 4.88 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs is 4.88, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 85.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs peaked at 4.88 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.55, in 2000.
That places ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs 102nd out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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_Countries with Special Needs, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.55 | — |
| 2001 | 1.6 | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 1.69 | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 1.74 | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 1.8 | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 1.91 | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 1.98 | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 2.08 | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 2.15 | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 2.25 | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 2.38 | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 2.5 | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 2.63 | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 2.76 | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 2.94 | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 3.13 | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 3.29 | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 3.52 | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 3.74 | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 4 | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 4.26 | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 4.59 | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 4.88 | +6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.87 | 1.55 | 2.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.09 | 2.38 | 4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.58 | 4.26 | 4.88 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs
- 99 Croatia 9.26 compare
- 100 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 9.16 compare
- 101 Liberia 9.09 compare
- 102 Solomon Islands 8.86 compare
- 103 Romania 8.84 compare
- 104 Montenegro 8.74 compare
- 105 Iceland 8.67 compare
More health data for ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 6,907 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 37.02 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 11.88 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 9.48 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 14.58 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 10.73 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 16.76 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs was 4.88 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs?
- The highest recorded value was 4.88 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.55 in 2000.
- How does ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs ranks 102nd 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_Countries with Special Needs?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs 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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