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

Latest (2022)
18.87
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
85th
of 156 groups
All-time high
18.87
in 2022
All-time low
13.89
in 2001
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

051015202000201120222000: 13.92001: 13.92002: 13.92003: 142004: 14.32005: 14.52006: 14.72007: 15.12008: 15.42009: 15.82010: 16.22011: 16.52012: 16.82013: 17.12014: 17.42015: 17.72016: 17.92017: 18.12018: 18.32019: 18.42020: 18.52021: 18.72022: 18.9

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

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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  7. 88 North Macedonia 27.32 compare

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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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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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