Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Micronesia (country)
Micronesia (country): 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 (country), 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Micronesia (country) 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 (country) peaked at 20.48 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.3, in 1990.
Micronesia (country) 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 (country), year by year
| 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% |
Micronesia (country) compared with similar countries
- Micronesia (country)'s 20.48 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.29, 1.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Micronesia (country)'s 20.48 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.25, 1.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near Micronesia (country)
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4089 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 10 (2100)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1624 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1525 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.5869 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.3149 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Micronesia (country)?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Micronesia (country) 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 (country)?
- 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 (country)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3 in 1990.
- How does Micronesia (country) rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Micronesia (country) 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 (country)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Micronesia (country) 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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