Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Oceania (UNSDG)
Oceania (UNSDG): Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 15.83 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Oceania (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Oceania (UNSDG) is 15.83, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Oceania (UNSDG) peaked at 15.83 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.04, in 2000.
That places Oceania (UNSDG) 18th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Oceania (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.04 | — |
| 2001 | 8.32 | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 8.65 | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 8.96 | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 9.25 | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 9.51 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 9.76 | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 10 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 10.27 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 10.54 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 10.79 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 11.14 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 11.46 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 11.8 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 12.12 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 12.53 | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 12.96 | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 13.38 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 13.85 | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 14.32 | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 14.8 | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 15.31 | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 15.83 | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.33 | 8.04 | 10.54 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.44 | 10.79 | 14.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.31 | 14.8 | 15.83 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Oceania (UNSDG)
- 15 Brunei Darussalam 22.11 compare
- 16 Belize 21.8 compare
- 17 United Arab Emirates 21.4 compare
- 18 Kuwait 21.23 compare
- 19 United States of America 20.6 compare
- 20 Micronesia, Federated States of 20.48 compare
- 21 Egypt 20.42 compare
More health data for Oceania (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -3.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 747.79 (2100)
- Child deaths 2,539 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 5.49 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 6,191 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 3,652 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 9.26 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 3.79 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5186 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 3,117 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Oceania (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Oceania (UNSDG) was 15.83 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Oceania (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 15.83 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Oceania (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.04 in 2000.
- How does Oceania (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Oceania (UNSDG) ranks 18th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Oceania (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oceania (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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