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
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
| 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% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 33.97 is above the median for high income countries, which is 29.21, 1.2× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Greece's 33.97 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.84, 1.4× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 50 Libya 34.97 compare
- 51 Paraguay 34.49 compare
- 52 Seychelles 34 compare
- 54 South Korea 33.92 compare
- 55 Costa Rica 33.89 compare
- 56 Ecuador 33.52 compare
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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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