Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in ESCAP_WB High Income Economies
ESCAP_WB High Income Economies: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 7.88 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in ESCAP_WB High Income Economies, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ESCAP_WB High Income Economies stood at 7.88. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ESCAP_WB High Income Economies peaked at 7.88 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.79, in 2000.
That places ESCAP_WB High Income Economies 74th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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_WB High Income Economies, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.79 | — |
| 2001 | 4.95 | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 5.14 | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 5.32 | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 5.53 | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 5.73 | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 5.94 | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 6.11 | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 6.33 | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 6.46 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 6.57 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 6.66 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 6.78 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 6.86 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 6.93 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 7.02 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 7.17 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 7.23 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 7.39 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 7.52 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 7.6 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 7.76 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 7.88 | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.63 | 4.79 | 6.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.01 | 6.57 | 7.52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.75 | 7.6 | 7.88 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_WB High Income Economies
More health data for ESCAP_WB High Income Economies
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 2,347 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 43.03 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 15.33 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 5.05 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 22.55 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 2.67 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 8.42 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ESCAP_WB High Income Economies?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ESCAP_WB High Income Economies was 7.88 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in ESCAP_WB High Income Economies?
- The highest recorded value was 7.88 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in ESCAP_WB High Income Economies?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.79 in 2000.
- How does ESCAP_WB High Income Economies rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- ESCAP_WB High Income Economies ranks 74th 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_WB High Income Economies?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP_WB High Income Economies 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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