Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Czechia

Czechia: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard was 9.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
9.1%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
122nd
of 198 countries
All-time high
9.1%
in 2024
All-time low
3.0%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Czechia, 1980–2024

2468101980200220241980: 31981: 3.11982: 3.21983: 3.31984: 3.41985: 3.51986: 3.61987: 3.81988: 3.91989: 4.11990: 4.21991: 4.41992: 4.51993: 4.71994: 4.91995: 51996: 5.21997: 5.41998: 5.61999: 5.82000: 62001: 6.22002: 6.42003: 6.72004: 6.92005: 7.22006: 7.42007: 7.72008: 7.92009: 82010: 8.22011: 8.32012: 8.42013: 8.42014: 8.52015: 8.52016: 8.62017: 8.62018: 8.72019: 8.82020: 8.82021: 8.92022: 92023: 9.12024: 9.1

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

The most recent figure for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Czechia is 9.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Czechia peaked at 9.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1980.

Czechia ranks 122nd of 198 countries on this measure, 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 Czechia, year by year

Annual values for Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%) in Czechia, 1980 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1980 3.0%
1981 3.1% +3.1%
1982 3.2% +3.3%
1983 3.3% +3.3%
1984 3.4% +3.5%
1985 3.5% +3.6%
1986 3.6% +3.8%
1987 3.8% +3.8%
1988 3.9% +3.8%
1989 4.1% +3.8%
1990 4.2% +3.7%
1991 4.4% +3.7%
1992 4.5% +3.6%
1993 4.7% +3.6%
1994 4.9% +3.5%
1995 5.0% +3.5%
1996 5.2% +3.5%
1997 5.4% +3.5%
1998 5.6% +3.5%
1999 5.8% +3.6%
2000 6.0% +3.7%
2001 6.2% +3.7%
2002 6.4% +3.7%
2003 6.7% +3.7%
2004 6.9% +3.7%
2005 7.2% +3.6%
2006 7.4% +3.4%
2007 7.7% +3.2%
2008 7.9% +2.8%
2009 8.0% +2.3%
2010 8.2% +1.8%
2011 8.3% +1.4%
2012 8.4% +0.9%
2013 8.4% +0.6%
2014 8.5% +0.5%
2015 8.5% +0.5%
2016 8.6% +0.5%
2017 8.6% +0.7%
2018 8.7% +0.8%
2019 8.8% +0.9%
2020 8.8% +0.9%
2021 8.9% +0.9%
2022 9.0% +0.8%
2023 9.1% +0.8%
2024 9.1% +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 3.5% 3.0% 4.1% 10
1990s 5.0% 4.2% 5.8% 10
2000s 7.0% 6.0% 8.0% 10
2010s 8.5% 8.2% 8.8% 10
2020s 9.0% 8.8% 9.1% 5

Countries ranked near Czechia

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  3. 121 Latvia 9.3% compare
  4. 123 Germany 9.0% compare
  5. 124 Afghanistan 8.9% compare
  6. 125 Kazakhstan 8.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Czechia?
Obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Czechia was 9.1% 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 Czechia?
The highest recorded value was 9.1% in 2024.
What is the lowest obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard recorded in Czechia?
The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1980.
How does Czechia rank for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
Czechia ranks 122nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
Is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard rising or falling in Czechia?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Czechia 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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Indicator
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
211 places, 9,495 data points, 1980–2024
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