Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 4.25 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) stood at 4.25. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 72.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 4.25 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.44, in 2000.
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 112th 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.44 | — |
| 2001 | 1.53 | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 1.59 | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 1.66 | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 1.75 | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 1.83 | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 1.92 | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 2.01 | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 2.09 | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 2.19 | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 2.28 | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 2.37 | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 2.46 | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 2.57 | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 2.69 | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 2.82 | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 2.96 | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 3.13 | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 3.32 | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 3.53 | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 3.75 | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 3.98 | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 4.25 | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.8 | 1.44 | 2.19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.81 | 2.28 | 3.53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4 | 3.75 | 4.25 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
More health data for Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 40,646 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 30.85 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 11.49 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 12.59 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 12.64 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 8.91 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 13.94 (2020)
- Weight-for-height <-2 SD 5.8 (2024)
- Weight-for-height <-3 SD 1.2 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 4.25 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.25 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.44 in 2000.
- How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 112th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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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