Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Europe and Northern America (UNSDG)
Europe and Northern America (UNSDG): Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 29.83 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Europe and Northern America (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Europe and Northern America (UNSDG) recorded 29.83 for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in 2022.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Europe and Northern America (UNSDG) peaked at 30.06 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 25.57, in 2000.
Europe and Northern America (UNSDG) ranks 41st 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 Northern America (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.57 | — |
| 2001 | 26.13 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 26.69 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 27.23 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 27.75 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 28.21 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 28.6 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 28.99 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 29.34 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 29.6 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 29.82 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 29.94 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 30.02 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 30.04 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 30.04 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 30.04 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 30.06 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 30.05 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 30.04 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 30.02 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 29.95 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 29.91 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 29.83 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.81 | 25.57 | 29.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.01 | 29.82 | 30.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.89 | 29.83 | 29.95 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Europe and Northern America (UNSDG)
- 38 Cuba 37.15 compare
- 39 Marshall Islands 36.99 compare
- 40 Saint Lucia 36.95 compare
- 41 Dominica 36.83 compare
- 42 Australia 36.39 compare
- 43 Papua New Guinea 36.37 compare
- 44 Venezuela 36.13 compare
More health data for Europe and Northern America (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -1.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 9,303 (2100)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 1.47 (2024)
- Child deaths 8,749 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 23,901 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 0.8165 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 2.28 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 15,152 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5576 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 38,794 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Europe and Northern America (UNSDG)?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Europe and Northern America (UNSDG) was 29.83 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Europe and Northern America (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 30.06 in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Europe and Northern America (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.57 in 2000.
- How does Europe and Northern America (UNSDG) rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Europe and Northern America (UNSDG) ranks 41st 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 Northern America (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe and Northern America (UNSDG) 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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