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