Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in North America (World Bank regions)
North America (World Bank regions): Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 19.75 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in North America (World Bank regions), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in North America (World Bank regions) stood at 19.75.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in North America (World Bank regions) peaked at 20.17 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 17.38, in 2000.
That places North America (World Bank regions) 4th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in North America (World Bank regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.38 | — |
| 2001 | 17.97 | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 18.56 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 19.05 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 19.46 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 19.78 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 19.99 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 20.11 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 20.14 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 20.16 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 20.17 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 20.09 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 20 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 19.91 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 19.82 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 19.81 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 19.8 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 19.79 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 19.78 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 19.77 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 19.76 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 19.76 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 19.75 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.26 | 17.38 | 20.16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.9 | 19.77 | 20.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.76 | 19.75 | 19.76 | 3 |
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More health data for North America (World Bank regions)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 4,362 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 71 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 40.33 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 1.71 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 40.68 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 1.34 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 8.15 (2020)
- Weight-for-height <-2 SD 0.2 (2024)
- Weight-for-height <-3 SD 0 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in North America (World Bank regions)?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in North America (World Bank regions) was 19.75 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in North America (World Bank regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 20.17 in 2010.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in North America (World Bank regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.38 in 2000.
- How does North America (World Bank regions) rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- North America (World Bank regions) ranks 4th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in North America (World Bank regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North America (World Bank regions) 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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