Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION)
ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION): Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 16.06 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION) is 16.06, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION) peaked at 16.06 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.1, in 2000.
ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION) ranks 16th of 156 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
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_Other Area (OTH_REGION), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.1 | — |
| 2001 | 7.43 | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 7.73 | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 8.05 | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 8.4 | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 8.74 | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 9.13 | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 9.51 | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 9.88 | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 10.25 | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 10.59 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 10.94 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 11.31 | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 11.73 | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 12.15 | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 12.57 | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 13.04 | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 13.51 | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 13.98 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 14.51 | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 15.03 | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 15.55 | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 16.06 | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.62 | 7.1 | 10.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.43 | 10.59 | 14.51 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.55 | 15.03 | 16.06 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION)
- 13 Saint Kitts and Nevis 23.04 compare
- 14 Barbados 22.95 compare
- 15 Brunei Darussalam 22.11 compare
- 16 Belize 21.8 compare
- 17 United Arab Emirates 21.4 compare
- 18 Kuwait 21.23 compare
- 19 United States of America 20.6 compare
More health data for ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 5,095 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 65.03 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 33.04 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 5.01 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 34.76 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 6.95 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 12.25 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION)?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION) was 16.06 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.06 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1 in 2000.
- How does ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION) rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION) ranks 16th 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_Other Area (OTH_REGION)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION) 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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