Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Western Asia (UNSDG)
Western Asia (UNSDG): Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 14.68 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Western Asia (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Western Asia (UNSDG) is 14.68, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 48.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Western Asia (UNSDG) peaked at 14.68 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.9, in 2000.
Western Asia (UNSDG) ranks 33rd of 156 groups on this measure, in the top 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 Western Asia (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.9 | — |
| 2001 | 6.18 | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 6.48 | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 6.76 | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 7.06 | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 7.39 | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 7.76 | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 8.12 | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 8.46 | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 8.82 | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 9.17 | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 9.52 | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 9.88 | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 10.29 | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 10.72 | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 11.12 | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 11.59 | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 12.08 | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 12.58 | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 13.11 | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 13.64 | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 14.17 | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 14.68 | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.29 | 5.9 | 8.82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.01 | 9.17 | 13.11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.16 | 13.64 | 14.68 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia (UNSDG)
- 30 Iraq 18.64 compare
- 31 Lebanon 18.58 compare
- 32 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 18.55 compare
- 33 Dominica 18.51 compare
- 34 Suriname 18.16 compare
- 35 Saudi Arabia 18.12 compare
- 36 Seychelles 18.11 compare
More health data for Western Asia (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -22.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 5,678 (2100)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 9.54 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 38,990 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 2.71 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 6.85 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 54,298 (2024)
- Child deaths 15,308 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5377 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 15,112 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Western Asia (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Western Asia (UNSDG) was 14.68 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Western Asia (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 14.68 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Western Asia (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9 in 2000.
- How does Western Asia (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Western Asia (UNSDG) ranks 33rd out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Western Asia (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Asia (UNSDG) 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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