Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Belgium
Belgium: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 21.35 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
21.35
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
116th
of 193 countries
All-time high
21.35
in 2022
All-time low
17.27
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Belgium, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 21.35 for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Belgium peaked at 21.35 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.27, in 1990.
That places Belgium 116th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17.27 | — |
| 1991 | 17.74 | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 18.19 | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 18.59 | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 18.96 | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 19.29 | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 19.58 | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 19.86 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 20.12 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 20.36 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 20.56 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 20.74 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 20.86 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 20.92 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 20.94 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 20.92 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 20.87 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 20.83 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 20.79 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 20.76 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 20.75 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 20.75 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 20.75 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 20.75 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 20.77 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 20.81 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 20.86 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 20.94 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 21.03 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 21.13 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 21.21 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 21.28 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 21.35 | +0.3% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 21.35 is below the median for high income countries, which is 29.21, 73% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 21.35 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.84, 86% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19 | 17.27 | 20.36 | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.82 | 20.56 | 20.94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.85 | 20.75 | 21.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.28 | 21.21 | 21.35 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 113 Latvia 21.83 compare
- 114 Luxembourg 21.53 compare
- 115 Mauritania 21.5 compare
- 117 Portugal 21.27 compare
- 118 Yemen 21.06 compare
- 119 South Africa 20.97 compare
More health data for Belgium
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2923 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,160 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 59 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0229 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Belgium?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Belgium was 21.35 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 21.35 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.27 in 1990.
- How does Belgium rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Belgium ranks 116th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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