Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Polynesia (UNSDG)

Polynesia (UNSDG): Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 26.94 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
26.94
Change on year
up 2.7%
Rank
1st
of 156 groups
All-time high
26.94
in 2022
All-time low
12.7
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Polynesia (UNSDG), 2000–2022

01020302000201120222000: 12.72001: 13.32002: 13.92003: 14.52004: 15.12005: 15.72006: 16.42007: 172008: 17.62009: 18.32010: 18.92011: 19.52012: 20.12013: 20.82014: 21.42015: 222016: 22.72017: 23.42018: 24.12019: 24.82020: 25.52021: 26.22022: 26.9

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Polynesia (UNSDG) is 26.94, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 33.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Polynesia (UNSDG) peaked at 26.94 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.7, in 2000.

Polynesia (UNSDG) ranks 1st of 156 groups on this measure, 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 Polynesia (UNSDG), year by year

Annual values for Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 standard deviations above the median (Crude estimate) in Polynesia (UNSDG), 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 12.7
2001 13.27 +4.4%
2002 13.87 +4.5%
2003 14.45 +4.2%
2004 15.09 +4.4%
2005 15.72 +4.2%
2006 16.36 +4.1%
2007 17.03 +4.1%
2008 17.6 +3.3%
2009 18.26 +3.8%
2010 18.9 +3.5%
2011 19.52 +3.3%
2012 20.14 +3.2%
2013 20.75 +3.0%
2014 21.39 +3.1%
2015 22 +2.9%
2016 22.67 +3.1%
2017 23.35 +3.0%
2018 24.07 +3.1%
2019 24.75 +2.8%
2020 25.51 +3.1%
2021 26.23 +2.8%
2022 26.94 +2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 15.44 12.7 18.26 10
2010s 21.75 18.9 24.75 10
2020s 26.23 25.51 26.94 3

Countries ranked near Polynesia (UNSDG)

  1. 1 Niue 38.45 compare
  2. 2 Cook Islands 37.48 compare
  3. 3 Naoero 32.92 compare
  4. 4 Tokelau 32.67 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Polynesia (UNSDG)?
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Polynesia (UNSDG) was 26.94 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Polynesia (UNSDG)?
The highest recorded value was 26.94 in 2022.
What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Polynesia (UNSDG)?
The lowest recorded value was 12.7 in 2000.
How does Polynesia (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
Polynesia (UNSDG) ranks 1st out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Polynesia (UNSDG)?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Polynesia (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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Indicator
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 standard deviations above the median (Crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
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Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
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