Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Landlocked developing countries (LLDC) (UNSDG)
Landlocked developing countries (LLDC) (UNSDG): Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 4.15 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Landlocked developing countries (LLDC) (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Landlocked developing countries (LLDC) (UNSDG) is 4.15, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.5% on the previous year and up 86.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Landlocked developing countries (LLDC) (UNSDG) peaked at 4.15 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.43, in 2000.
Landlocked developing countries (LLDC) (UNSDG) ranks 124th of 156 groups on this measure, in the bottom 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 Landlocked developing countries (LLDC) (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.43 | — |
| 2001 | 1.5 | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 1.53 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 1.57 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 1.64 | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 1.69 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 1.76 | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 1.83 | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 1.89 | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 1.96 | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 2.06 | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 2.14 | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 2.23 | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 2.35 | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 2.46 | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 2.6 | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 2.75 | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 2.94 | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 3.14 | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 3.35 | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 3.59 | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 3.86 | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 4.15 | +7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.68 | 1.43 | 1.96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6 | 2.06 | 3.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.87 | 3.59 | 4.15 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Landlocked developing countries (LLDC) (UNSDG)
More health data for Landlocked developing countries (LLDC) (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 18,317 (2100)
- Child deaths 241,874 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 15.18 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 496,139 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 14.93 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 254,265 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 29.89 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4584 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 104,932 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 150,729 (2024)
All data for Landlocked developing countries (LLDC) (UNSDG) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Landlocked developing countries (LLDC) (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Landlocked developing countries (LLDC) (UNSDG) was 4.15 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Landlocked developing countries (LLDC) (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.15 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Landlocked developing countries (LLDC) (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.43 in 2000.
- How does Landlocked developing countries (LLDC) (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDC) (UNSDG) ranks 124th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Landlocked developing countries (LLDC) (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Landlocked developing countries (LLDC) (UNSDG) 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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