Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Hungary
Hungary: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard was 16.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Hungary, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Hungary is 16.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Hungary peaked at 16.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 1980.
Hungary ranks 56th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2.7% | — |
| 1981 | 2.8% | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 2.9% | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 3.0% | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 3.2% | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 3.3% | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 3.5% | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 3.7% | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 3.9% | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 4.1% | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 4.3% | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 4.5% | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 4.7% | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 5.0% | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 5.2% | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 5.5% | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 5.7% | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 6.0% | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 6.3% | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 6.7% | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 7.0% | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 7.4% | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 7.8% | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 8.2% | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 8.7% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 9.2% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 9.6% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 10.1% | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 10.6% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 11.1% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 11.5% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 11.9% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 12.2% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 12.6% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 12.9% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 13.2% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 13.6% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 13.9% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 14.3% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 14.6% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 14.9% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 15.3% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 15.6% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 15.9% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 16.2% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.3% | 2.7% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.4% | 4.3% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.0% | 7.0% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 11.5% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 14.9% | 16.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Hungary?
- Obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Hungary was 16.2% 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 Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 1980.
- How does Hungary rank for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Hungary ranks 56th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hungary 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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