Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Naoero
Naoero: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 32.92 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
32.92
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
3rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
32.92
in 2022
All-time low
10.28
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Naoero, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Naoero stood at 32.92. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Naoero peaked at 32.92 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.28, in 1990.
Naoero ranks 3rd 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 Naoero, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.28 | — |
| 1991 | 10.76 | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 11.29 | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 11.87 | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 12.51 | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 13.18 | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 13.88 | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 14.59 | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 15.3 | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 16.01 | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 16.71 | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 17.39 | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 18.09 | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 18.86 | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 19.65 | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 20.44 | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 21.21 | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 21.98 | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 22.7 | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 23.4 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 24.06 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 24.69 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 25.35 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 26.07 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 26.79 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 27.54 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 28.28 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 29.01 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 29.76 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 30.53 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 31.32 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 32.12 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 32.92 | +2.5% |
Naoero compared with similar countries
- Naoero's 32.92 is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.55, 2.9× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Naoero's 32.92 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.25, 2.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.97 | 10.28 | 16.01 | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.04 | 16.71 | 23.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.21 | 24.06 | 30.53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.12 | 31.32 | 32.92 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Naoero
More health data for Naoero
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (2100)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8477 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,118 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.5754 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5088 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 94 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Naoero?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Naoero was 32.92 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Naoero?
- The highest recorded value was 32.92 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Naoero?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.28 in 1990.
- How does Naoero rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Naoero ranks 3rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Naoero?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Naoero 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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