Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Greece

Greece: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 33.97 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
33.97
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
53rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
36.64
in 2012
All-time low
23.29
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022

Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Greece, 1990–2022

0102030401990200620221990: 23.31991: 23.81992: 24.31993: 24.81994: 25.31995: 25.81996: 26.41997: 26.91998: 27.61999: 28.32000: 29.12001: 29.92002: 30.82003: 31.72004: 32.52005: 33.42006: 34.32007: 352008: 35.72009: 36.22010: 36.52011: 36.62012: 36.62013: 36.52014: 36.42015: 36.22016: 35.92017: 35.62018: 35.22019: 34.92020: 34.62021: 34.32022: 34

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

Greece recorded 33.97 for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in 2022.

That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Greece peaked at 36.64 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 23.29, in 1990.

Greece ranks 53rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Greece, 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 Greece, 1990 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1990 23.29
1991 23.81 +2.2%
1992 24.32 +2.1%
1993 24.82 +2.1%
1994 25.32 +2.0%
1995 25.82 +2.0%
1996 26.35 +2.1%
1997 26.93 +2.2%
1998 27.57 +2.4%
1999 28.28 +2.6%
2000 29.07 +2.8%
2001 29.92 +2.9%
2002 30.79 +2.9%
2003 31.66 +2.8%
2004 32.54 +2.8%
2005 33.42 +2.7%
2006 34.27 +2.5%
2007 35.02 +2.2%
2008 35.66 +1.8%
2009 36.16 +1.4%
2010 36.47 +0.9%
2011 36.62 +0.4%
2012 36.64 +0.1%
2013 36.55 -0.2%
2014 36.4 -0.4%
2015 36.17 -0.6%
2016 35.89 -0.8%
2017 35.57 -0.9%
2018 35.24 -0.9%
2019 34.93 -0.9%
2020 34.62 -0.9%
2021 34.31 -0.9%
2022 33.97 -1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 25.65 23.29 28.28 10
2000s 32.85 29.07 36.16 10
2010s 36.05 34.93 36.64 10
2020s 34.3 33.97 34.62 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Greece?
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Greece was 33.97 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 36.64 in 2012.
What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 23.29 in 1990.
How does Greece rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
Greece ranks 53rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Greece 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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Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
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Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
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