Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Western Pacific (WHO regions)
Western Pacific (WHO regions): Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 10.81 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Western Pacific (WHO regions), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Western Pacific (WHO regions) is 10.81, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.8% on the previous year and up 88.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Western Pacific (WHO regions) peaked at 10.81 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.29, in 2000.
That places Western Pacific (WHO regions) 54th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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 Western Pacific (WHO regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.29 | — |
| 2001 | 2.47 | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 2.59 | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 2.85 | +10.2% |
| 2004 | 3.05 | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 3.24 | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 3.56 | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 3.82 | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 4.14 | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 4.53 | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 4.9 | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 5.34 | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 5.73 | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 6.14 | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 6.61 | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 7.05 | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 7.51 | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 7.97 | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 8.54 | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 9.04 | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 9.63 | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 10.22 | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 10.81 | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.25 | 2.29 | 4.53 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.88 | 4.9 | 9.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.22 | 9.63 | 10.81 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Western Pacific (WHO regions)
More health data for Western Pacific (WHO regions)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -9.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 7,134 (2100)
- Child deaths 50,915 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 3.66 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 120,947 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 2.45 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 70,032 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 6.11 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 87,509 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 98,530 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Western Pacific (WHO regions)?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Western Pacific (WHO regions) was 10.81 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Western Pacific (WHO regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.81 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Western Pacific (WHO regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.29 in 2000.
- How does Western Pacific (WHO regions) rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Western Pacific (WHO regions) ranks 54th 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 Pacific (WHO regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Pacific (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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