Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA)
ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA): Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 4.78 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA) recorded 4.78 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.
The figure is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 111.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA) peaked at 4.78 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8156, in 2000.
ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA) ranks 105th 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_South and South-West Asia (SSWA), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8156 | — |
| 2001 | 0.9034 | +10.8% |
| 2002 | 1.01 | +12.2% |
| 2003 | 1.11 | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 1.21 | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 1.32 | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 1.49 | +13.0% |
| 2007 | 1.6 | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 1.71 | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 1.89 | +10.7% |
| 2010 | 2.01 | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 2.12 | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 2.26 | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 2.47 | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 2.63 | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 2.8 | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 2.99 | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 3.27 | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 3.55 | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 3.78 | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 4.09 | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 4.43 | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 4.78 | +7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.31 | 0.8156 | 1.89 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.79 | 2.01 | 3.78 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.44 | 4.09 | 4.78 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA)
- 102 Solomon Islands 8.86 compare
- 103 Romania 8.84 compare
- 104 Montenegro 8.74 compare
- 105 Iceland 8.67 compare
- 106 Azerbaijan 8.61 compare
- 107 Germany 8.49 compare
- 108 Pakistan 8.47 compare
More health data for ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 24,637 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 35.3 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 10.82 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 12.09 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 13.22 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 18.35 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 24 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA)?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA) was 4.78 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.78 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8156 in 2000.
- How does ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA) rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA) ranks 105th 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_South and South-West Asia (SSWA)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 111.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA) 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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