Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC)
ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC): Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 15.83 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC) is 15.83, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC) peaked at 15.83 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.04, in 2000.
That places ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC) 19th 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 (PAC), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.04 | — |
| 2001 | 8.32 | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 8.65 | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 8.96 | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 9.25 | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 9.51 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 9.76 | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 9.99 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 10.27 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 10.54 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 10.78 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 11.14 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 11.46 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 11.8 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 12.12 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 12.53 | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 12.96 | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 13.38 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 13.85 | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 14.32 | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 14.8 | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 15.31 | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 15.83 | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.33 | 8.04 | 10.54 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.44 | 10.78 | 14.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.31 | 14.8 | 15.83 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC)
- 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
- 20 Micronesia, Federated States of 20.48 compare
- 21 Egypt 20.42 compare
- 22 Argentina 20.27 compare
More health data for ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 747.7 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 62.22 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 29.18 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 1.89 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 36.53 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 1.74 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 11.93 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC)?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC) was 15.83 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC)?
- The highest recorded value was 15.83 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.04 in 2000.
- How does ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC) rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC) ranks 19th 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 (PAC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC) 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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