Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)
Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions): Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 24.22 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) recorded 24.22 for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) peaked at 24.22 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.8, in 2000.
Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 55th of 156 groups on this measure, 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 Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.8 | — |
| 2001 | 15.02 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 15.26 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 15.55 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 15.89 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 16.24 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 16.63 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 17.04 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 17.48 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 17.91 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 18.36 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 18.77 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 19.25 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 19.7 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 20.17 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 20.67 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 21.16 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 21.65 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 22.16 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 22.63 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 23.12 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 23.64 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 24.22 | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.18 | 14.8 | 17.91 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.45 | 18.36 | 22.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.66 | 23.12 | 24.22 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)
- 52 Seychelles 34 compare
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- 55 Costa Rica 33.89 compare
- 56 Ecuador 33.52 compare
- 57 Jamaica 33.19 compare
- 58 Cyprus 32.98 compare
More health data for Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -29.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 2,650 (2100)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 6.14 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 17,081 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 1.87 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 4.28 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 24,839 (2024)
- Child deaths 7,758 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5179 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 5,589 (2024)
All data for Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) was 24.22 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 24.22 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.8 in 2000.
- How does Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 55th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) 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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