Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA)
ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA): Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 5.85 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA) stood at 5.85. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA) peaked at 5.85 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.68, in 2000.
ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA) ranks 91st 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_North and Central Asia (NCA), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.68 | — |
| 2001 | 3.72 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 3.75 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 3.79 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 3.87 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 3.97 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 4.13 | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 4.29 | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 4.5 | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 4.67 | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 4.87 | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 5 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 5.16 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 5.28 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 5.39 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 5.49 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 5.57 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 5.65 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 5.7 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 5.75 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 5.76 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 5.83 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 5.85 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.04 | 3.68 | 4.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.39 | 4.87 | 5.75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.81 | 5.76 | 5.85 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA)
More health data for ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 3,015 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 58.98 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 24.75 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 2.61 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 19.09 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 4.03 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 6.76 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA)?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA) was 5.85 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.85 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.68 in 2000.
- How does ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA) rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA) ranks 91st 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_North and Central Asia (NCA)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA) 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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