Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies
ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 8.67 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies stood at 8.67. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 105.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies peaked at 8.67 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.93, in 2000.
That places ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies 65th 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 Low Income Economies, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.93 | — |
| 2001 | 2.07 | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 2.25 | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 2.37 | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 2.56 | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 2.79 | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 2.97 | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 3.1 | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 3.28 | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 3.57 | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 3.76 | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 4.01 | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 4.23 | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 4.59 | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 4.87 | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 5.16 | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 5.6 | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 5.99 | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 6.46 | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 6.93 | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 7.5 | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 8.07 | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 8.67 | +7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.69 | 1.93 | 3.57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.16 | 3.76 | 6.93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.08 | 7.5 | 8.67 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies
More health data for ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 1,956 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 42.76 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 14.97 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 7.86 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 21.76 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 8.21 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 18.6 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies was 8.67 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies?
- The highest recorded value was 8.67 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.93 in 2000.
- How does ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies ranks 65th 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 Low Income Economies?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP_WB Low 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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