Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Malaysia
Malaysia: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 16.47 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Malaysia, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Malaysia is 16.47, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 39.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Malaysia peaked at 16.47 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.46, in 1990.
Malaysia ranks 43rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.46 | — |
| 1991 | 2.73 | +11.0% |
| 1992 | 3.04 | +11.4% |
| 1993 | 3.37 | +10.9% |
| 1994 | 3.73 | +10.7% |
| 1995 | 4.11 | +10.2% |
| 1996 | 4.52 | +10.0% |
| 1997 | 4.96 | +9.7% |
| 1998 | 5.42 | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 5.9 | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 6.4 | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 6.91 | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 7.44 | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 7.96 | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 8.47 | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 8.95 | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 9.41 | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 9.86 | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 10.28 | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 10.68 | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 11.07 | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 11.43 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 11.78 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 12.12 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 12.49 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 12.88 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 13.31 | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 13.78 | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 14.28 | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 14.81 | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 15.36 | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 15.91 | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 16.47 | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.02 | 2.46 | 5.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.64 | 6.4 | 10.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.79 | 11.07 | 14.81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.91 | 15.36 | 16.47 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Malaysia?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Malaysia was 16.47 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.47 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.46 in 1990.
- How does Malaysia rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Malaysia ranks 43rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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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