Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in South-East Asia (WHO regions)
South-East Asia (WHO regions): Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 3.68 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in South-East Asia (WHO regions), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in South-East Asia (WHO regions) is 3.68, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and up 81.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in South-East Asia (WHO regions) peaked at 3.68 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.6637, in 2000.
South-East Asia (WHO regions) ranks 139th of 156 groups on this measure, 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-East Asia (WHO regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6637 | — |
| 2001 | 0.7619 | +14.8% |
| 2002 | 0.8673 | +13.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9647 | +11.2% |
| 2004 | 1.06 | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 1.17 | +10.2% |
| 2006 | 1.35 | +15.0% |
| 2007 | 1.45 | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 1.54 | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 1.72 | +11.5% |
| 2010 | 1.83 | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 1.93 | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 2.03 | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 2.21 | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 2.32 | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 2.43 | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 2.54 | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 2.73 | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 2.93 | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 3.05 | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 3.25 | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 3.47 | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 3.68 | +6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.15 | 0.6637 | 1.72 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4 | 1.83 | 3.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.47 | 3.25 | 3.68 | 3 |
Countries ranked near South-East Asia (WHO regions)
More health data for South-East Asia (WHO regions)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -7.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 19,175 (2100)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 299,812 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 6.83 (2024)
- Child deaths 104,228 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 10.41 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 195,584 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 3.61 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 119,985 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 187,010 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in South-East Asia (WHO regions)?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in South-East Asia (WHO regions) was 3.68 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in South-East Asia (WHO regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.68 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in South-East Asia (WHO regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6637 in 2000.
- How does South-East Asia (WHO regions) rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- South-East Asia (WHO regions) ranks 139th 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-East Asia (WHO regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South-East Asia (WHO 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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