Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in (SDGRC) ECA_Small Island states
(SDGRC) ECA_Small Island states: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 7.2 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in (SDGRC) ECA_Small Island states, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
(SDGRC) ECA_Small Island states recorded 7.2 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 54.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in (SDGRC) ECA_Small Island states peaked at 7.2 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.25, in 2000.
That places (SDGRC) ECA_Small Island states 81st out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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_Small Island states, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.25 | — |
| 2001 | 2.44 | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 2.61 | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 2.8 | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 3.01 | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 3.2 | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 3.42 | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 3.64 | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 3.86 | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 4.06 | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 4.23 | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 4.45 | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 4.65 | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 4.84 | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 5.02 | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 5.24 | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 5.43 | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 5.69 | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 5.95 | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 6.26 | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 6.58 | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 6.89 | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 7.2 | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.13 | 2.25 | 4.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.18 | 4.23 | 6.26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.89 | 6.58 | 7.2 | 3 |
Countries ranked near (SDGRC) ECA_Small Island states
More health data for (SDGRC) ECA_Small Island states
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 39.12 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 48.44 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 18.28 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 5.81 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 19.09 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 7.49 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 18.73 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in (SDGRC) ECA_Small Island states?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in (SDGRC) ECA_Small Island states was 7.2 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_Small Island states?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_Small Island states?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.25 in 2000.
- How does (SDGRC) ECA_Small Island states rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- (SDGRC) ECA_Small Island states ranks 81st 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_Small Island states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this (SDGRC) ECA_Small Island states 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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