Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 18.96 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Marshall Islands, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Marshall Islands stood at 18.96. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 59.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Marshall Islands peaked at 18.96 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.96, in 1990.
That places Marshall Islands 27th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.96 | — |
| 1991 | 4.15 | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 4.34 | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 4.54 | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 4.76 | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 4.98 | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 5.22 | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 5.48 | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 5.75 | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 6.04 | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 6.36 | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 6.7 | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 7.06 | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 7.45 | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 7.86 | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 8.29 | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 8.74 | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 9.22 | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 9.73 | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 10.26 | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 10.79 | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 11.33 | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 11.88 | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 12.44 | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 13.03 | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 13.66 | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 14.33 | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 15.02 | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 15.75 | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 16.52 | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 17.32 | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 18.13 | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 18.96 | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.92 | 3.96 | 6.04 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.17 | 6.36 | 10.26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.47 | 10.79 | 16.52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.14 | 17.32 | 18.96 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Marshall Islands?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Marshall Islands was 18.96 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 18.96 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.96 in 1990.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Marshall Islands ranks 27th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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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