Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Ireland
Ireland: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 25.66 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
25.66
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
96th
of 193 countries
All-time high
28.99
in 2008
All-time low
21.06
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Ireland, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Ireland stood at 25.66.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Ireland peaked at 28.99 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 21.06, in 1990.
Ireland ranks 96th 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 Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21.06 | — |
| 1991 | 21.69 | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 22.33 | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 22.96 | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 23.56 | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 24.15 | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 24.73 | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 25.3 | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 25.86 | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 26.41 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 26.95 | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 27.44 | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 27.88 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 28.26 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 28.55 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 28.76 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 28.9 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 28.98 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 28.99 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 28.94 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 28.84 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 28.68 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 28.44 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 28.16 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 27.86 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 27.56 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 27.26 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 26.97 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 26.69 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 26.43 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 26.18 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 25.92 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 25.66 | -1.0% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 25.66 is below the median for high income countries, which is 29.21, 88% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 25.66 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.84, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.8 | 21.06 | 26.41 | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.36 | 26.95 | 28.99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.69 | 26.43 | 28.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.92 | 25.66 | 26.18 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Ireland?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Ireland was 25.66 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 28.99 in 2008.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.06 in 1990.
- How does Ireland rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Ireland ranks 96th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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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