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
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Polynesia (UNSDG), 2000–2022
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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)
More health data for Polynesia (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 8.32 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 81.61 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 57.99 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 0.864 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 50.87 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 1.16 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 16.9 (2020)
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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