Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Northern America (UNSDG)
Northern America (UNSDG): 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 Northern America (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Northern America (UNSDG) stood at 19.75.
That represents a change of 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 Northern America (UNSDG) peaked at 20.17 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 17.38, in 2000.
That places Northern America (UNSDG) 5th 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 Northern America (UNSDG), 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 | 19.77 | +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 | 19.81 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 19.81 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 19.8 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 19.79 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 19.77 | -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 | 19.89 | 19.77 | 20.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.76 | 19.75 | 19.76 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Northern America (UNSDG)
More health data for Northern America (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -0.4826 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 4,363 (2100)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 2.76 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 7,146 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 0.9707 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 1.79 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 11,064 (2024)
- Child deaths 3,918 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5684 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 2,675 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Northern America (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Northern America (UNSDG) 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 Northern America (UNSDG)?
- 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 Northern America (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.38 in 2000.
- How does Northern America (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Northern America (UNSDG) ranks 5th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Northern America (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern America (UNSDG) 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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