Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Palau
Palau: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 28.02 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Palau, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Palau stood at 28.02. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Palau peaked at 28.02 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.86, in 1990.
Palau ranks 7th 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 Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.86 | — |
| 1991 | 8.3 | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 8.76 | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 9.23 | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 9.73 | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 10.24 | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 10.76 | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 11.27 | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 11.79 | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 12.33 | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 12.93 | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 13.59 | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 14.3 | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 15.04 | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 15.78 | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 16.49 | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 17.17 | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 17.83 | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 18.47 | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 19.08 | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 19.65 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 20.19 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 20.73 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 21.32 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 21.97 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 22.62 | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 23.3 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 24.02 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 24.79 | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 25.6 | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 26.42 | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 27.22 | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 28.02 | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.03 | 7.86 | 12.33 | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.07 | 12.93 | 19.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.42 | 19.65 | 25.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.22 | 26.42 | 28.02 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Palau?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Palau was 28.02 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 28.02 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.86 in 1990.
- How does Palau rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Palau ranks 7th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau 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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