Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in World Bank (upper middle income)
World Bank (upper middle income): Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 12.57 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in World Bank (upper middle income), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in World Bank (upper middle income) stood at 12.57. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in World Bank (upper middle income) peaked at 12.57 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.4, in 2000.
World Bank (upper middle income) ranks 42nd 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 World Bank (upper middle income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.4 | — |
| 2001 | 3.63 | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 3.82 | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 4.13 | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 4.41 | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 4.68 | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 5.06 | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 5.39 | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 5.78 | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 6.22 | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 6.65 | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 7.12 | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 7.54 | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 7.99 | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 8.46 | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 8.91 | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 9.38 | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 9.86 | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 10.38 | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 10.88 | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 11.44 | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 12 | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 12.57 | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.65 | 3.4 | 6.22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.72 | 6.65 | 10.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12 | 11.44 | 12.57 | 3 |
Countries ranked near World Bank (upper middle income)
More health data for World Bank (upper middle income)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -12.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 15,756 (2100)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 188,319 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 4.14 (2024)
- Child deaths 68,982 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 6.38 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 119,337 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 2.25 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 111,922 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 167,757 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in World Bank (upper middle income)?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in World Bank (upper middle income) was 12.57 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in World Bank (upper middle income)?
- The highest recorded value was 12.57 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in World Bank (upper middle income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4 in 2000.
- How does World Bank (upper middle income) rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- World Bank (upper middle income) ranks 42nd 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 (upper middle income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World Bank (upper middle 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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