Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA)
ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA): Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 11.47 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA) recorded 11.47 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 5.4% on the previous year and up 82.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA) peaked at 11.47 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.4, in 2000.
That places ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA) 47th 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_East and North-East Asia (ENEA), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.4 | — |
| 2001 | 2.6 | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 2.71 | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 3 | +10.6% |
| 2004 | 3.2 | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 3.39 | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 3.77 | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 4.04 | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 4.41 | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 4.85 | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 5.3 | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 5.82 | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 6.27 | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 6.72 | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 7.26 | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 7.72 | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 8.19 | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 8.66 | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 9.24 | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 9.72 | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 10.3 | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 10.88 | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 11.47 | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.44 | 2.4 | 4.85 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.49 | 5.3 | 9.72 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.89 | 10.3 | 11.47 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA)
- 44 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 16.32 compare
- 45 Singapore 15.97 compare
- 46 Syrian Arab Republic 15.95 compare
- 47 Australia 15.77 compare
- 48 Jamaica 15.5 compare
- 49 Brazil 15.49 compare
- 50 Dominican Republic 15.48 compare
More health data for ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 3,997 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 36.37 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 8.1 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 4.58 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 22.65 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 3.59 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 5.58 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA)?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA) was 11.47 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.47 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4 in 2000.
- How does ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA) rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA) ranks 47th 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_East and North-East Asia (ENEA)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA) 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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