Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in ESCAP_Pacific island developing economies (PIDE)
ESCAP_Pacific island developing economies (PIDE): Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 15.4 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in ESCAP_Pacific island developing economies (PIDE), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
ESCAP_Pacific island developing economies (PIDE) recorded 15.4 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 49.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ESCAP_Pacific island developing economies (PIDE) peaked at 15.4 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.1, in 2000.
That places ESCAP_Pacific island developing economies (PIDE) 29th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top 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_Pacific island developing economies (PIDE), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.1 | — |
| 2001 | 6.39 | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 6.69 | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 6.99 | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 7.37 | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 7.67 | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 7.98 | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 8.37 | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 8.75 | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 9.14 | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 9.45 | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 9.91 | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 10.31 | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 10.7 | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 11.1 | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 11.58 | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 12.08 | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 12.58 | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 13.1 | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 13.68 | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 14.2 | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 14.8 | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 15.4 | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.54 | 6.1 | 9.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.45 | 9.45 | 13.68 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.8 | 14.2 | 15.4 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_Pacific island developing economies (PIDE)
More health data for ESCAP_Pacific island developing economies (PIDE)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 289.5 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 55.06 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 24.36 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 2.94 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 35.89 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 2.09 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 17.94 (2020)
All data for ESCAP_Pacific island developing economies (PIDE) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ESCAP_Pacific island developing economies (PIDE)?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ESCAP_Pacific island developing economies (PIDE) was 15.4 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in ESCAP_Pacific island developing economies (PIDE)?
- The highest recorded value was 15.4 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in ESCAP_Pacific island developing economies (PIDE)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1 in 2000.
- How does ESCAP_Pacific island developing economies (PIDE) rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- ESCAP_Pacific island developing economies (PIDE) ranks 29th 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_Pacific island developing economies (PIDE)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP_Pacific island developing economies (PIDE) 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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