Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in ECE_Euro area (EMU)
ECE_Euro area (EMU): Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 24.26 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in ECE_Euro area (EMU), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in ECE_Euro area (EMU) is 24.26, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in ECE_Euro area (EMU) peaked at 26.22 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 24.26, in 2022.
That places ECE_Euro area (EMU) 54th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in ECE_Euro area (EMU), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.51 | — |
| 2001 | 24.86 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 25.17 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 25.46 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 25.7 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 25.88 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 26.02 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 26.15 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 26.19 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 26.22 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 26.16 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 26.07 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 25.95 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 25.77 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 25.56 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 25.39 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 25.19 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 25.01 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 24.85 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 24.71 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 24.57 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 24.4 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 24.26 | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.61 | 24.51 | 26.22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.47 | 24.71 | 26.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.41 | 24.26 | 24.57 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ECE_Euro area (EMU)
More health data for ECE_Euro area (EMU)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 2,306 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 48.73 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 17.35 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 2.1 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 7.91 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 2.25 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 7.33 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in ECE_Euro area (EMU)?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in ECE_Euro area (EMU) was 24.26 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in ECE_Euro area (EMU)?
- The highest recorded value was 26.22 in 2009.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in ECE_Euro area (EMU)?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.26 in 2022.
- How does ECE_Euro area (EMU) rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- ECE_Euro area (EMU) ranks 54th 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_Euro area (EMU)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ECE_Euro area (EMU) 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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