Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E)
ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E): Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 4.19 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E) stood at 4.19. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 99.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E) peaked at 4.19 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.9629, in 2000.
That places ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E) 123rd out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom 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 ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9629 | — |
| 2001 | 1.03 | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 1.13 | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 1.2 | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 1.27 | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 1.4 | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 1.47 | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 1.57 | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 1.64 | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 1.73 | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 1.86 | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 1.97 | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 2.1 | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 2.2 | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 2.36 | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 2.53 | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 2.68 | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 2.87 | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 3.08 | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 3.33 | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 3.58 | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 3.91 | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 4.19 | +7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.34 | 0.9629 | 1.73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5 | 1.86 | 3.33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.89 | 3.58 | 4.19 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E)
More health data for ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 4,722 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 29.51 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 7.27 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 11.83 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 12.47 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 12.8 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 20 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E)?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E) was 4.19 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.19 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9629 in 2000.
- How does ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E) rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E) ranks 123rd 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_LDC (LDC_E)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E) 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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