Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in (SDGRC) ECA_Non-Oil LDCs
(SDGRC) ECA_Non-Oil LDCs: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 2.83 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in (SDGRC) ECA_Non-Oil LDCs, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in (SDGRC) ECA_Non-Oil LDCs is 2.83, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.2% on the previous year and up 99.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in (SDGRC) ECA_Non-Oil LDCs peaked at 2.83 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7149, in 2000.
That places (SDGRC) ECA_Non-Oil LDCs 154th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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 (SDGRC) ECA_Non-Oil LDCs, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7149 | — |
| 2001 | 0.8029 | +12.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8322 | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.8799 | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9613 | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9952 | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 1.05 | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 1.13 | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 1.18 | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 1.23 | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 1.3 | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 1.36 | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 1.42 | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 1.5 | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 1.56 | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 1.67 | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 1.76 | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 1.9 | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 2.04 | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 2.21 | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 2.39 | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 2.59 | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 2.83 | +9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9778 | 0.7149 | 1.23 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.67 | 1.3 | 2.21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.61 | 2.39 | 2.83 | 3 |
Countries ranked near (SDGRC) ECA_Non-Oil LDCs
More health data for (SDGRC) ECA_Non-Oil LDCs
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 21,458 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 23.19 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 8.01 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 14.8 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 9.41 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 9.03 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 14.89 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in (SDGRC) ECA_Non-Oil LDCs?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in (SDGRC) ECA_Non-Oil LDCs was 2.83 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_Non-Oil LDCs?
- The highest recorded value was 2.83 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_Non-Oil LDCs?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7149 in 2000.
- How does (SDGRC) ECA_Non-Oil LDCs rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- (SDGRC) ECA_Non-Oil LDCs ranks 154th 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_Non-Oil LDCs?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this (SDGRC) ECA_Non-Oil LDCs 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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