Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in (SDGRC) ECA AMU
(SDGRC) ECA AMU: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 11.13 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in (SDGRC) ECA AMU, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
(SDGRC) ECA AMU recorded 11.13 for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 44.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in (SDGRC) ECA AMU peaked at 11.13 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.19, in 2000.
(SDGRC) ECA AMU ranks 51st of 156 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 (SDGRC) ECA AMU, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.19 | — |
| 2001 | 5.39 | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 5.59 | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 5.83 | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 6.04 | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 6.23 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 6.44 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 6.64 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 6.85 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 7.06 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 7.24 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 7.46 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 7.68 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 7.93 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 8.22 | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 8.52 | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 8.82 | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 9.15 | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 9.53 | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 9.92 | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 10.31 | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 10.72 | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 11.13 | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.13 | 5.19 | 7.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.44 | 7.24 | 9.92 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.72 | 10.31 | 11.13 | 3 |
Countries ranked near (SDGRC) ECA AMU
- 48 Jamaica 15.5 compare
- 49 Brazil 15.49 compare
- 50 Dominican Republic 15.48 compare
- 51 Libya 15.42 compare
- 52 Papua New Guinea 15.39 compare
- 53 Algeria 15.26 compare
- 54 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 14.92 compare
More health data for (SDGRC) ECA AMU
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 1,348 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 56.91 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 24.27 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 4.79 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 27.28 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 4.5 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 10.31 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in (SDGRC) ECA AMU?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in (SDGRC) ECA AMU was 11.13 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA AMU?
- The highest recorded value was 11.13 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA AMU?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.19 in 2000.
- How does (SDGRC) ECA AMU rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- (SDGRC) ECA AMU ranks 51st out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in (SDGRC) ECA AMU?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this (SDGRC) ECA AMU 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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