Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in United States of America
United States of America: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 20.6 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
20.6
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
19th
of 193 countries
All-time high
21.04
in 2008
All-time low
11.51
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in United States of America, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in United States of America stood at 20.6.
The figure is down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in United States of America peaked at 21.04 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 11.51, in 1990.
United States of America ranks 19th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.51 | — |
| 1991 | 12.18 | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 12.86 | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 13.52 | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 14.18 | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 14.84 | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 15.52 | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 16.2 | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 16.9 | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 17.59 | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 18.26 | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 18.91 | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 19.5 | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 19.99 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 20.38 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 20.67 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 20.86 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 20.98 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 21.04 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 21.03 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 20.97 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 20.88 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 20.78 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 20.7 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 20.63 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 20.58 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 20.56 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 20.56 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 20.58 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 20.6 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 20.6 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 20.6 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 20.6 | +0.0% |
United States of America compared with similar countries
- United States of America's 20.6 is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.55, 1.8× the median. (61 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.53 | 11.51 | 17.59 | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.16 | 18.26 | 21.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.68 | 20.56 | 20.97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.6 | 20.6 | 20.6 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in United States of America?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in United States of America was 20.6 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 21.04 in 2008.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.51 in 1990.
- How does United States of America rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- United States of America ranks 19th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America 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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