Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Países menos adelantados
Países menos adelantados: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 3.91 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Países menos adelantados, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Países menos adelantados stood at 3.91. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 90.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Países menos adelantados peaked at 3.91 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.03, in 2000.
Países menos adelantados ranks 132nd of 156 groups on this measure, in the bottom 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 Países menos adelantados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.03 | — |
| 2001 | 1.12 | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 1.19 | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 1.26 | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 1.35 | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 1.43 | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 1.51 | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 1.6 | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 1.67 | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 1.76 | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 1.86 | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 1.96 | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 2.05 | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 2.16 | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 2.28 | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 2.42 | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 2.56 | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 2.74 | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 2.93 | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 3.15 | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 3.38 | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 3.64 | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 3.91 | +7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.39 | 1.03 | 1.76 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.41 | 1.86 | 3.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.65 | 3.38 | 3.91 | 3 |
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More health data for Países menos adelantados
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -3.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 41,287 (2100)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 1.21 million (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 17.53 (2024)
- Child deaths 600,779 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 35.19 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 17.98 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 609,519 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4176 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 204,760 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Países menos adelantados?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Países menos adelantados was 3.91 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Países menos adelantados?
- The highest recorded value was 3.91 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Países menos adelantados?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 in 2000.
- How does Países menos adelantados rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Países menos adelantados ranks 132nd out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Países menos adelantados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Países menos adelantados 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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