Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in (SDGRC) ECA_Oil LDCs
(SDGRC) ECA_Oil LDCs: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 4.76 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in (SDGRC) ECA_Oil LDCs, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in (SDGRC) ECA_Oil LDCs stood at 4.76. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.7% on the previous year and up 84.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in (SDGRC) ECA_Oil LDCs peaked at 4.76 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.25, in 2000.
(SDGRC) ECA_Oil LDCs ranks 106th 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_Oil LDCs, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.25 | — |
| 2001 | 1.34 | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 1.43 | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 1.53 | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 1.65 | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 1.75 | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 1.87 | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 1.97 | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 2.08 | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 2.24 | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 2.33 | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 2.46 | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 2.57 | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 2.7 | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 2.89 | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 3.01 | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 3.23 | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 3.44 | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 3.66 | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 3.89 | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 4.19 | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 4.46 | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 4.76 | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.71 | 1.25 | 2.24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.02 | 2.33 | 3.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.47 | 4.19 | 4.76 | 3 |
Countries ranked near (SDGRC) ECA_Oil LDCs
- 103 Romania 8.84 compare
- 104 Montenegro 8.74 compare
- 105 Iceland 8.67 compare
- 106 Azerbaijan 8.61 compare
- 107 Germany 8.49 compare
- 108 Pakistan 8.47 compare
- 109 Afghanistan 8.46 compare
More health data for (SDGRC) ECA_Oil LDCs
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 13,576 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 26.76 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 9.66 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 14.13 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 13.6 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 9.39 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 13.13 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in (SDGRC) ECA_Oil LDCs?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in (SDGRC) ECA_Oil LDCs was 4.76 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_Oil LDCs?
- The highest recorded value was 4.76 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_Oil LDCs?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.25 in 2000.
- How does (SDGRC) ECA_Oil LDCs rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- (SDGRC) ECA_Oil LDCs ranks 106th 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_Oil LDCs?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this (SDGRC) ECA_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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