Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Europe and Central Asia (World Bank regions)
Europe and Central Asia (World Bank regions): 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 Europe and Central Asia (World Bank regions), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Europe and Central Asia (World Bank regions) is 23.82, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 Europe and Central Asia (World Bank regions) peaked at 23.82 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 18.65, in 2000.
Europe and Central Asia (World Bank regions) ranks 59th 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 (World Bank regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.65 | — |
| 2001 | 18.93 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 19.23 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 19.55 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 19.93 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 20.27 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 20.63 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 21 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 21.34 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 21.67 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 21.95 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 22.18 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 22.4 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 22.57 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 22.72 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 22.88 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 23.02 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 23.15 | +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 | 18.65 | 21.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.76 | 21.95 | 23.42 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.68 | 23.54 | 23.82 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Europe and Central Asia (World Bank regions)
More health data for Europe and Central Asia (World Bank regions)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 7,240 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 55.67 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 22.71 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 2.13 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 7.93 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 2.97 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 7.57 (2020)
- Weight-for-height <-2 SD 1 (2024)
- Weight-for-height <-3 SD 0.2 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Europe and Central Asia (World Bank regions)?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Europe and Central Asia (World Bank regions) 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 Europe and Central Asia (World Bank regions)?
- 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 Europe and Central Asia (World Bank regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.65 in 2000.
- How does Europe and Central Asia (World Bank regions) rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Europe and Central Asia (World Bank regions) ranks 59th 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 (World Bank regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe and Central Asia (World Bank 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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