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

Latest (2022)
23.82
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
58th
of 156 groups
All-time high
23.82
in 2022
All-time low
18.66
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Europa y Asia Central, 2000–2022

05101520252000201120222000: 18.72001: 18.92002: 19.22003: 19.62004: 19.92005: 20.32006: 20.62007: 212008: 21.32009: 21.72010: 222011: 22.22012: 22.42013: 22.62014: 22.72015: 22.92016: 232017: 23.22018: 23.32019: 23.42020: 23.52021: 23.72022: 23.8

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

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

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