Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Thailand
Thailand: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 12.26 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Thailand, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Thailand stood at 12.26. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Thailand peaked at 12.26 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.67, in 1990.
Thailand ranks 71st of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.67 | — |
| 1991 | 1.9 | +13.8% |
| 1992 | 2.16 | +13.7% |
| 1993 | 2.46 | +13.9% |
| 1994 | 2.77 | +12.6% |
| 1995 | 3.1 | +11.9% |
| 1996 | 3.44 | +11.0% |
| 1997 | 3.78 | +9.9% |
| 1998 | 4.12 | +9.0% |
| 1999 | 4.45 | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 4.78 | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 5.12 | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 5.46 | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 5.82 | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 6.16 | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 6.49 | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 6.81 | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 7.11 | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 7.42 | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 7.71 | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 8 | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 8.27 | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 8.54 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 8.82 | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 9.14 | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 9.48 | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 9.86 | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 10.26 | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 10.68 | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 11.09 | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 11.5 | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 11.88 | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 12.26 | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.99 | 1.67 | 4.45 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.29 | 4.78 | 7.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.41 | 8 | 11.09 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.88 | 11.5 | 12.26 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Thailand?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Thailand was 12.26 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 12.26 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.67 in 1990.
- How does Thailand rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Thailand ranks 71st out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand 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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