Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in World Bank (low income)
World Bank (low income): Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 5.16 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in World Bank (low income), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in World Bank (low income) is 5.16, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 79.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in World Bank (low income) peaked at 5.16 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.58, in 2000.
That places World Bank (low income) 101st 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 World Bank (low income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.58 | — |
| 2001 | 1.69 | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 1.77 | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 1.87 | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 1.97 | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 2.07 | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 2.2 | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 2.29 | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 2.4 | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 2.53 | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 2.64 | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 2.76 | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 2.88 | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 3.02 | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 3.17 | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 3.32 | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 3.52 | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 3.75 | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 3.98 | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 4.24 | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 4.53 | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 4.83 | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 5.16 | +6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.04 | 1.58 | 2.53 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.33 | 2.64 | 4.24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.84 | 4.53 | 5.16 | 3 |
Countries ranked near World Bank (low income)
- 98 Israel 9.27 compare
- 99 Croatia 9.26 compare
- 100 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 9.16 compare
- 101 Liberia 9.09 compare
- 102 Solomon Islands 8.86 compare
- 103 Romania 8.84 compare
- 104 Montenegro 8.74 compare
More health data for World Bank (low income)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 24,845 (2100)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 898,179 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 22.31 (2024)
- Child deaths 446,353 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 44.98 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 451,826 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 23.19 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 132,368 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 225,856 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in World Bank (low income)?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in World Bank (low income) was 5.16 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in World Bank (low income)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.16 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in World Bank (low income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.58 in 2000.
- How does World Bank (low income) rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- World Bank (low income) ranks 101st out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in World Bank (low income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World Bank (low income) 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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