Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in South Asia (World Bank regions)
South Asia (World Bank regions): Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 3.26 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in South Asia (World Bank regions), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
South Asia (World Bank regions) recorded 3.26 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 6.2% on the previous year and up 89.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in South Asia (World Bank regions) peaked at 3.26 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4328, in 2000.
That places South Asia (World Bank regions) 147th 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 South Asia (World Bank regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4328 | — |
| 2001 | 0.5214 | +20.5% |
| 2002 | 0.619 | +18.7% |
| 2003 | 0.709 | +14.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7956 | +12.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8967 | +12.7% |
| 2006 | 1.07 | +19.6% |
| 2007 | 1.17 | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 1.26 | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 1.44 | +14.0% |
| 2010 | 1.54 | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 1.63 | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 1.73 | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 1.9 | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 2 | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 2.11 | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 2.2 | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 2.39 | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 2.58 | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 2.68 | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 2.87 | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 3.07 | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 3.26 | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8912 | 0.4328 | 1.44 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.07 | 1.54 | 2.68 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.07 | 2.87 | 3.26 | 3 |
Countries ranked near South Asia (World Bank regions)
- 144 Benin 5.43 compare
- 145 Gabon 5.37 compare
- 146 Cote d'Ivoire 5.35 compare
- 147 Zambia 5.17 compare
- 148 Equatorial Guinea 5.05 compare
- 149 Central African Republic 5.03 compare
- 150 Netherlands 4.75 compare
More health data for South Asia (World Bank regions)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 15,376 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 29.43 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 7.15 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 13.69 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 10.14 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 20.21 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 26.58 (2020)
- Weight-for-height <-2 SD 14.1 (2024)
- Weight-for-height <-3 SD 4.6 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in South Asia (World Bank regions)?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in South Asia (World Bank regions) was 3.26 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in South Asia (World Bank regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.26 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in South Asia (World Bank regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4328 in 2000.
- How does South Asia (World Bank regions) rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- South Asia (World Bank regions) ranks 147th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in South Asia (World Bank regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia (World Bank regions) 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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