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

Latest (2022)
20.69
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
76th
of 156 groups
All-time high
20.69
in 2022
All-time low
14.23
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Eastern Europe (UNSDG), 2000–2022

051015202000201120222000: 14.22001: 14.42002: 14.62003: 14.82004: 15.32005: 15.72006: 16.22007: 16.72008: 17.32009: 17.92010: 18.52011: 18.92012: 19.42013: 19.72014: 202015: 20.22016: 20.42017: 20.52018: 20.62019: 20.62020: 20.62021: 20.72022: 20.7

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

Annual values for Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) in Eastern Europe (UNSDG), 2000 to 2022.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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)

  1. 73 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 30.44 compare
  2. 74 Iran, Islamic Republic of 30.41 compare
  3. 75 Mauritius 29.87 compare
  4. 76 El Salvador 29.27 compare
  5. 77 Slovenia 29.21 compare
  6. 78 Bulgaria 29.17 compare
  7. 79 Andorra 28.5 compare

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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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Indicator
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
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Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
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