Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Ireland
Ireland: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 25.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
25.3%
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
108th
of 198 countries
All-time high
29.8%
in 2008
All-time low
16.1%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Ireland, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 25.3% for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Ireland peaked at 29.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 1980.
That places Ireland 108th 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.
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 16.1% | — |
| 1981 | 16.6% | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 17.1% | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 17.6% | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 18.1% | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 18.7% | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 19.3% | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 19.9% | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 20.5% | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 21.2% | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 21.8% | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 22.4% | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 23.1% | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 23.7% | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 24.3% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 24.9% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 25.5% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 26.1% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 26.7% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 27.3% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 27.8% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 28.3% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 28.8% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 29.1% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 29.4% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 29.6% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 29.7% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 29.8% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 29.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 29.7% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 29.6% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 29.4% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 29.2% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 28.9% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 28.6% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 28.3% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 28.0% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 27.7% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 27.4% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 27.0% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 26.7% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 26.4% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 26.0% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 25.7% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 25.3% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.5% | 16.1% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.6% | 21.8% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.2% | 27.8% | 29.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.4% | 27.0% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.0% | 25.3% | 26.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Ireland?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Ireland was 25.3% 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 29.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 1980.
- How does Ireland rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Ireland ranks 108th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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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