Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Czechia

Czechia: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 16.86 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
16.86
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
139th
of 193 countries
All-time high
17.85
in 2014
All-time low
13.41
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022

Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Czechia, 1990–2022

051015201990200620221990: 13.41991: 13.51992: 13.71993: 13.91994: 14.11995: 14.31996: 14.61997: 14.91998: 15.21999: 15.52000: 15.82001: 15.92002: 16.12003: 16.22004: 16.42005: 16.52006: 16.72007: 16.82008: 16.92009: 17.12010: 17.22011: 17.42012: 17.62013: 17.82014: 17.92015: 17.82016: 17.82017: 17.62018: 17.52019: 17.32020: 17.22021: 17.12022: 16.9

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

The most recent figure for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Czechia is 16.86, measured in 2022.

The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Czechia peaked at 17.85 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 13.41, in 1990.

That places Czechia 139th 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 Czechia, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) in Czechia, 1990 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1990 13.41
1991 13.54 +1.0%
1992 13.69 +1.1%
1993 13.87 +1.3%
1994 14.08 +1.5%
1995 14.34 +1.8%
1996 14.64 +2.1%
1997 14.94 +2.0%
1998 15.24 +2.0%
1999 15.53 +1.9%
2000 15.77 +1.5%
2001 15.95 +1.1%
2002 16.11 +1.0%
2003 16.25 +0.9%
2004 16.38 +0.8%
2005 16.52 +0.9%
2006 16.66 +0.8%
2007 16.79 +0.8%
2008 16.92 +0.8%
2009 17.06 +0.8%
2010 17.24 +1.1%
2011 17.44 +1.2%
2012 17.61 +1.0%
2013 17.76 +0.9%
2014 17.85 +0.5%
2015 17.84 -0.1%
2016 17.75 -0.5%
2017 17.62 -0.7%
2018 17.49 -0.7%
2019 17.34 -0.9%
2020 17.2 -0.8%
2021 17.05 -0.9%
2022 16.86 -1.1%

Czechia compared with similar countries

  • Czechia's 16.86 is below the median for high income countries, which is 29.21, 58% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
  • Czechia's 16.86 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.84, 68% of the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 14.33 13.41 15.53 10
2000s 16.44 15.77 17.06 10
2010s 17.59 17.24 17.85 10
2020s 17.04 16.86 17.2 3

Countries ranked near Czechia

  1. 136 Sri Lanka 17.18 compare
  2. 137 Liberia 17.03 compare
  3. 138 Gabon 16.98 compare
  4. 140 Lao People's Democratic Republic 16.84 compare
  5. 141 Cameroon 16.8 compare
  6. 142 France 16.69 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Czechia?
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Czechia was 16.86 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Czechia?
The highest recorded value was 17.85 in 2014.
What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Czechia?
The lowest recorded value was 13.41 in 1990.
How does Czechia rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
Czechia ranks 139th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Czechia?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Czechia data come from?
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Indicator
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate)
Source
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Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
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