Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Austria
Austria: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard was 10.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
10.4%
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
114th
of 198 countries
All-time high
10.4%
in 2024
All-time low
1.6%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Austria, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Austria recorded 10.4% for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Austria peaked at 10.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 1980.
That places Austria 114th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.6% | — |
| 1981 | 1.7% | +7.6% |
| 1982 | 1.8% | +7.8% |
| 1983 | 2.0% | +7.9% |
| 1984 | 2.1% | +7.9% |
| 1985 | 2.3% | +8.0% |
| 1986 | 2.5% | +7.9% |
| 1987 | 2.7% | +7.8% |
| 1988 | 2.9% | +7.6% |
| 1989 | 3.1% | +7.3% |
| 1990 | 3.3% | +7.0% |
| 1991 | 3.5% | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 3.7% | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 4.0% | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 4.2% | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 4.5% | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 4.7% | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 5.0% | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 5.2% | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 5.5% | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 5.8% | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 6.1% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 6.3% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 6.6% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 6.9% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 7.2% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 7.5% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 8.0% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 8.3% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 8.7% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 8.8% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 8.9% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 9.1% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 9.2% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 9.4% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 9.5% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 9.7% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 9.8% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 9.9% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 10.1% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 10.2% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 10.3% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 10.4% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.3% | 1.6% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.4% | 3.3% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 5.8% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 8.5% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 9.9% | 10.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Austria?
- Obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Austria was 10.4% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 10.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 1980.
- How does Austria rank for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Austria ranks 114th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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