Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in ECE_European Union (E25)
ECE_European Union (E25): Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 24.17 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in ECE_European Union (E25), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
ECE_European Union (E25) recorded 24.17 for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in 2022.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in ECE_European Union (E25) peaked at 24.92 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 22.13, in 2000.
That places ECE_European Union (E25) 56th 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 ECE_European Union (E25), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.13 | — |
| 2001 | 22.52 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 22.89 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 23.26 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 23.6 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 23.91 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 24.19 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 24.45 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 24.63 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 24.8 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 24.88 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 24.91 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 24.92 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 24.87 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 24.78 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 24.71 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 24.61 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 24.53 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 24.46 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 24.4 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 24.34 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 24.26 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 24.17 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.64 | 22.13 | 24.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.71 | 24.4 | 24.92 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.26 | 24.17 | 24.34 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ECE_European Union (E25)
More health data for ECE_European Union (E25)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 2,841 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 51.33 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 19.49 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 2.04 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 8.09 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 2.49 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 7.19 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in ECE_European Union (E25)?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in ECE_European Union (E25) was 24.17 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in ECE_European Union (E25)?
- The highest recorded value was 24.92 in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in ECE_European Union (E25)?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.13 in 2000.
- How does ECE_European Union (E25) rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- ECE_European Union (E25) ranks 56th 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_European Union (E25)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE_European Union (E25) 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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