Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in ECE_West Balkans (ST7)
ECE_West Balkans (ST7): Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 28.27 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in ECE_West Balkans (ST7), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in ECE_West Balkans (ST7) stood at 28.27. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in ECE_West Balkans (ST7) peaked at 28.27 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 19.18, in 2000.
That places ECE_West Balkans (ST7) 46th 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_West Balkans (ST7), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.18 | — |
| 2001 | 19.62 | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 20.14 | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 20.6 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 21.17 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 21.72 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 22.33 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 22.88 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 23.41 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 23.93 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 24.34 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 24.69 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 24.96 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 25.28 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 25.58 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 25.92 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 26.24 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 26.55 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 26.89 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 27.2 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 27.53 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 27.91 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 28.27 | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.5 | 19.18 | 23.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.76 | 24.34 | 27.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.91 | 27.53 | 28.27 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ECE_West Balkans (ST7)
- 43 Papua New Guinea 36.37 compare
- 44 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 36.13 compare
- 45 Suriname 35.92 compare
- 46 Brazil 35.89 compare
- 47 Syrian Arab Republic 35.84 compare
- 48 Singapore 35.82 compare
- 49 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 35.62 compare
More health data for ECE_West Balkans (ST7)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 68.41 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 58.47 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 24.4 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 2.01 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 10.19 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 2.59 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 6.03 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in ECE_West Balkans (ST7)?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in ECE_West Balkans (ST7) was 28.27 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in ECE_West Balkans (ST7)?
- The highest recorded value was 28.27 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in ECE_West Balkans (ST7)?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.18 in 2000.
- How does ECE_West Balkans (ST7) rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- ECE_West Balkans (ST7) ranks 46th 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_West Balkans (ST7)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE_West Balkans (ST7) 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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