Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Europa y Asia Central
Europa y Asia Central: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 23.82 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Europa y Asia Central, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Europa y Asia Central stood at 23.82. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Europa y Asia Central peaked at 23.82 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 18.66, in 2000.
That places Europa y Asia Central 58th 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 Europa y Asia Central, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.66 | — |
| 2001 | 18.93 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 19.23 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 19.56 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 19.93 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 20.28 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 20.64 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 21 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 21.34 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 21.68 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 21.95 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 22.18 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 22.41 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 22.57 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 22.72 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 22.88 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 23.02 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 23.16 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 23.3 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 23.42 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 23.54 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 23.69 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 23.82 | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.12 | 18.66 | 21.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.76 | 21.95 | 23.42 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.68 | 23.54 | 23.82 | 3 |
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More health data for Europa y Asia Central
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -22.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 7,233 (2100)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 35,254 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 2.45 (2024)
- Child deaths 11,882 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 3.64 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 1.19 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 23,372 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5266 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 24,619 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Europa y Asia Central?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Europa y Asia Central was 23.82 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Europa y Asia Central?
- The highest recorded value was 23.82 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Europa y Asia Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.66 in 2000.
- How does Europa y Asia Central rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Europa y Asia Central ranks 58th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Europa y Asia Central?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europa y Asia Central 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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