Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Micronesia, Federated States of

Micronesia, Federated States of: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 20.48 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
20.48
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
20th
of 193 countries
All-time high
20.48
in 2022
All-time low
5.3
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022

Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Micronesia, Federated States of, 1990–2022

51015201990200620221990: 5.31991: 5.61992: 5.81993: 6.11994: 6.41995: 6.71996: 71997: 7.31998: 7.71999: 8.12000: 8.42001: 8.82002: 9.22003: 9.62004: 102005: 10.42006: 10.92007: 11.32008: 11.82009: 12.32010: 12.82011: 13.32012: 13.82013: 14.42014: 14.92015: 15.52016: 16.22017: 16.82018: 17.52019: 18.22020: 192021: 19.72022: 20.5

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

Micronesia, Federated States of recorded 20.48 for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 48.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Micronesia, Federated States of peaked at 20.48 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.3, in 1990.

Micronesia, Federated States of ranks 20th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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 Micronesia, Federated States of, year by year

Annual values for Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 standard deviations above the median (Crude estimate) in Micronesia, Federated States of, 1990 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1990 5.3
1991 5.56 +4.9%
1992 5.82 +4.7%
1993 6.1 +4.8%
1994 6.39 +4.8%
1995 6.7 +4.9%
1996 7.01 +4.6%
1997 7.35 +4.9%
1998 7.69 +4.6%
1999 8.05 +4.7%
2000 8.41 +4.5%
2001 8.78 +4.4%
2002 9.17 +4.4%
2003 9.57 +4.4%
2004 9.99 +4.4%
2005 10.42 +4.3%
2006 10.88 +4.4%
2007 11.35 +4.3%
2008 11.84 +4.3%
2009 12.34 +4.2%
2010 12.83 +4.0%
2011 13.33 +3.9%
2012 13.84 +3.8%
2013 14.38 +3.9%
2014 14.95 +4.0%
2015 15.54 +3.9%
2016 16.17 +4.1%
2017 16.83 +4.1%
2018 17.52 +4.1%
2019 18.24 +4.1%
2020 18.98 +4.1%
2021 19.73 +4.0%
2022 20.48 +3.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6.6 5.3 8.05 10
2000s 10.28 8.41 12.34 10
2010s 15.36 12.83 18.24 10
2020s 19.73 18.98 20.48 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Micronesia, Federated States of?
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Micronesia, Federated States of was 20.48 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Micronesia, Federated States of?
The highest recorded value was 20.48 in 2022.
What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Micronesia, Federated States of?
The lowest recorded value was 5.3 in 1990.
How does Micronesia, Federated States of rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
Micronesia, Federated States of ranks 20th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Micronesia, Federated States of?
Over the last ten years it is up 48.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Micronesia, Federated States of data come from?
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Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 standard deviations above the median (Crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
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Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
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