Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in UNICEF SP High burden
UNICEF SP High burden: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 4.5 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in UNICEF SP High burden, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
UNICEF SP High burden recorded 4.5 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.
The figure is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 78.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in UNICEF SP High burden peaked at 4.5 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.3, in 2000.
UNICEF SP High burden ranks 109th 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 UNICEF SP High burden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.3 | — |
| 2001 | 1.39 | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 1.49 | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 1.58 | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 1.67 | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 1.78 | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 1.88 | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 1.99 | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 2.09 | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 2.19 | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 2.28 | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 2.39 | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 2.52 | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 2.63 | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 2.78 | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 2.93 | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 3.08 | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 3.28 | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 3.49 | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 3.72 | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 3.95 | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 4.22 | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 4.5 | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.74 | 1.3 | 2.19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.91 | 2.28 | 3.72 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.22 | 3.95 | 4.5 | 3 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF SP High burden
- 106 Azerbaijan 8.61 compare
- 107 Germany 8.49 compare
- 108 Pakistan 8.47 compare
- 109 Afghanistan 8.46 compare
- 110 Ireland 8.31 compare
- 111 Mauritania 8.03 compare
- 112 Belarus 7.95 compare
More health data for UNICEF SP High burden
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 21,904 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 33.26 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 11.25 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 11.05 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 12.28 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 12.35 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 15.12 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in UNICEF SP High burden?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in UNICEF SP High burden was 4.5 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in UNICEF SP High burden?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in UNICEF SP High burden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3 in 2000.
- How does UNICEF SP High burden rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- UNICEF SP High burden ranks 109th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in UNICEF SP High burden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF SP High burden 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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