Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Netherlands
Netherlands: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 19.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
19.6%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
133rd
of 198 countries
All-time high
19.8%
in 2007
All-time low
13.5%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Netherlands, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Netherlands is 19.6%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Netherlands peaked at 19.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 1980.
That places Netherlands 133rd 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 Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 13.5% | — |
| 1981 | 13.7% | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 14.0% | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 14.3% | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 14.6% | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 15.0% | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 15.3% | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 15.6% | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 16.0% | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 16.3% | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 16.7% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 17.0% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 17.3% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 17.6% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 17.8% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 18.1% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 18.4% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 18.6% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 18.8% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 19.1% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 19.3% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 19.4% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 19.6% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 19.7% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 19.7% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 19.8% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 19.8% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 19.8% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 19.8% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 19.8% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 19.8% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 19.7% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 19.7% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 19.6% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 19.6% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 19.6% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 19.6% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 19.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 19.6% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 19.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 19.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 19.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 19.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 19.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 19.6% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.8% | 13.5% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.9% | 16.7% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.7% | 19.3% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 19.6% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 19.6% | 19.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Netherlands?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Netherlands was 19.6% 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 19.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 1980.
- How does Netherlands rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Netherlands ranks 133rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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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