Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States
ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 14.2 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States recorded 14.2 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 4.3% on the previous year and up 49.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States peaked at 14.2 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.68, in 2000.
That places ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States 37th 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_Small Islands Developing States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.68 | — |
| 2001 | 5.97 | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 6.24 | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 6.54 | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 6.87 | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 7.17 | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 7.45 | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 7.78 | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 8.11 | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 8.45 | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 8.73 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 9.14 | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 9.48 | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 9.84 | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 10.2 | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 10.62 | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 11.06 | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 11.54 | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 12.01 | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 12.57 | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 13.06 | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 13.62 | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 14.2 | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.03 | 5.68 | 8.45 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.52 | 8.73 | 12.57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.63 | 13.06 | 14.2 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States
- 34 Suriname 18.16 compare
- 35 Saudi Arabia 18.12 compare
- 36 Seychelles 18.11 compare
- 37 Jordan 17.78 compare
- 37 New Zealand 17.78 compare
- 39 Uruguay 17.75 compare
- 40 Mexico 17.66 compare
More health data for ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 340.35 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 47.74 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 19.32 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 5.33 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 33.07 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 3.71 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 17.08 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States was 14.2 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 14.2 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.68 in 2000.
- How does ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States ranks 37th 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_Small Islands Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States 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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