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

Latest (2022)
24.17
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
56th
of 156 groups
All-time high
24.92
in 2012
All-time low
22.13
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in ECE_European Union (E25), 2000–2022

05101520252000201120222000: 22.12001: 22.52002: 22.92003: 23.32004: 23.62005: 23.92006: 24.22007: 24.42008: 24.62009: 24.82010: 24.92011: 24.92012: 24.92013: 24.92014: 24.82015: 24.72016: 24.62017: 24.52018: 24.52019: 24.42020: 24.32021: 24.32022: 24.2

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

Annual values for Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) in ECE_European Union (E25), 2000 to 2022.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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