Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Austria
Austria: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 26.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
26.1%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
104th
of 198 countries
All-time high
26.1%
in 2024
All-time low
10.6%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Austria, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Austria stood at 26.1%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Austria peaked at 26.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 1980.
Austria ranks 104th 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.
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 10.6% | — |
| 1981 | 11.0% | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 11.4% | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 11.8% | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 12.3% | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 12.7% | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 13.2% | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 13.7% | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 14.2% | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 14.7% | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 15.2% | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 15.7% | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 16.1% | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 16.6% | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 17.1% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 17.5% | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 18.0% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 18.5% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 19.0% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 19.5% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 20.0% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 20.6% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 21.1% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 21.6% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 22.1% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 22.6% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 23.1% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 23.6% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 24.0% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 24.4% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 24.7% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 25.0% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 25.2% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 25.4% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 25.5% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 25.6% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 25.7% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 25.8% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 25.9% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 26.0% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 26.1% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 26.1% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 26.1% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 26.1% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 26.1% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.6% | 10.6% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.3% | 15.2% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.3% | 20.0% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.5% | 24.7% | 26.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.1% | 26.1% | 26.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Austria?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Austria was 26.1% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 26.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 1980.
- How does Austria rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Austria ranks 104th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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 Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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