Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E)
ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E): Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 5.79 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E) is 5.79, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.4% on the previous year and up 88.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E) peaked at 5.79 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.15, in 2000.
ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E) ranks 93rd 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_LLDC (LLDC_E), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.15 | — |
| 2001 | 2.18 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 2.2 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 2.23 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 2.26 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 2.33 | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 2.42 | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 2.47 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 2.54 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 2.67 | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 2.79 | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 2.94 | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 3.08 | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 3.27 | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 3.49 | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 3.7 | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 3.93 | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 4.21 | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 4.48 | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 4.77 | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 5.11 | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 5.44 | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 5.79 | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.35 | 2.15 | 2.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.67 | 2.79 | 4.77 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.44 | 5.11 | 5.79 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E)
More health data for ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 4,052 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 50.67 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 20.02 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 5.02 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 17.66 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 6.8 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 13.26 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E)?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E) was 5.79 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.79 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.15 in 2000.
- How does ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E) rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E) ranks 93rd 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_LLDC (LLDC_E)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_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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