Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Eastern Europe (UNSDG)
Eastern Europe (UNSDG): Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 20.69 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Eastern Europe (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Eastern Europe (UNSDG) recorded 20.69 for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Eastern Europe (UNSDG) peaked at 20.69 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.23, in 2000.
That places Eastern Europe (UNSDG) 76th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Eastern Europe (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.23 | — |
| 2001 | 14.37 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 14.56 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 14.83 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 15.25 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 15.66 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 16.18 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 16.73 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 17.28 | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 17.9 | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 18.46 | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 18.93 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 19.36 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 19.72 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 19.99 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 20.2 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 20.38 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 20.5 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 20.58 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 20.61 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 20.61 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 20.67 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 20.69 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.7 | 14.23 | 17.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.87 | 18.46 | 20.61 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.66 | 20.61 | 20.69 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Europe (UNSDG)
- 73 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 30.44 compare
- 74 Iran, Islamic Republic of 30.41 compare
- 75 Mauritius 29.87 compare
- 76 El Salvador 29.27 compare
- 77 Slovenia 29.21 compare
- 78 Bulgaria 29.17 compare
- 79 Andorra 28.5 compare
More health data for Eastern Europe (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 1,685 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 59.28 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 25.4 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 2.11 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 6.76 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 3.68 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 7.06 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Eastern Europe (UNSDG)?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Eastern Europe (UNSDG) was 20.69 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Eastern Europe (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 20.69 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Eastern Europe (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.23 in 2000.
- How does Eastern Europe (UNSDG) rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Eastern Europe (UNSDG) ranks 76th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Eastern Europe (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Europe (UNSDG) 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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