Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in ECE_CIS (CWG)
ECE_CIS (CWG): Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 18.87 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in ECE_CIS (CWG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
ECE_CIS (CWG) recorded 18.87 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in ECE_CIS (CWG) peaked at 18.87 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.89, in 2001.
ECE_CIS (CWG) ranks 85th of 156 groups on this measure, 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 ECE_CIS (CWG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.9 | — |
| 2001 | 13.89 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 13.93 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 14.03 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 14.25 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 14.47 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 14.75 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 15.08 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 15.42 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 15.82 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 16.19 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 16.52 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 16.85 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 17.15 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 17.41 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 17.65 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 17.89 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 18.09 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 18.27 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 18.42 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 18.55 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 18.74 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 18.87 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.56 | 13.89 | 15.82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.45 | 16.19 | 18.42 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.72 | 18.55 | 18.87 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ECE_CIS (CWG)
More health data for ECE_CIS (CWG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 3,110 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 58.35 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 24.31 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 2.38 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 5.7 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 4.2 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 6.63 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in ECE_CIS (CWG)?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in ECE_CIS (CWG) was 18.87 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in ECE_CIS (CWG)?
- The highest recorded value was 18.87 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in ECE_CIS (CWG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.89 in 2001.
- How does ECE_CIS (CWG) rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- ECE_CIS (CWG) ranks 85th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in ECE_CIS (CWG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE_CIS (CWG) 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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