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

Netherlands: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 17.65 in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
17.65
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
133rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
18.07
in 2002
All-time low
15.36
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022

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

051015201990200620221990: 15.41991: 15.81992: 16.11993: 16.51994: 16.81995: 17.11996: 17.31997: 17.51998: 17.71999: 17.82000: 182001: 182002: 18.12003: 18.12004: 182005: 17.92006: 17.92007: 17.82008: 17.72009: 17.62010: 17.52011: 17.42012: 17.32013: 17.22014: 17.22015: 17.22016: 17.22017: 17.22018: 17.22019: 17.32020: 17.42021: 17.52022: 17.6

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

Netherlands recorded 17.65 for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Netherlands peaked at 18.07 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 15.36, in 1990.

Netherlands ranks 133rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Netherlands, 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 Netherlands, 1990 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1990 15.36
1991 15.76 +2.6%
1992 16.14 +2.4%
1993 16.48 +2.1%
1994 16.78 +1.8%
1995 17.05 +1.6%
1996 17.28 +1.3%
1997 17.49 +1.2%
1998 17.68 +1.1%
1999 17.83 +0.8%
2000 17.96 +0.7%
2001 18.04 +0.4%
2002 18.07 +0.2%
2003 18.07 +0.0%
2004 18.03 -0.2%
2005 17.95 -0.4%
2006 17.86 -0.5%
2007 17.77 -0.5%
2008 17.67 -0.6%
2009 17.57 -0.6%
2010 17.47 -0.6%
2011 17.39 -0.5%
2012 17.31 -0.5%
2013 17.23 -0.5%
2014 17.18 -0.3%
2015 17.16 -0.1%
2016 17.16 +0.0%
2017 17.2 +0.2%
2018 17.25 +0.3%
2019 17.33 +0.5%
2020 17.43 +0.6%
2021 17.53 +0.6%
2022 17.65 +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 16.79 15.36 17.83 10
2000s 17.9 17.57 18.07 10
2010s 17.27 17.16 17.47 10
2020s 17.54 17.43 17.65 3

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 130 Viet Nam 18.27 compare
  2. 131 Bhutan 18.13 compare
  3. 132 Republic of Moldova 17.97 compare
  4. 134 Ukraine 17.41 compare
  5. 135 Ghana 17.25 compare
  6. 136 Sri Lanka 17.18 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Netherlands?
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Netherlands was 17.65 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 18.07 in 2002.
What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 15.36 in 1990.
How does Netherlands rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
Netherlands ranks 133rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Netherlands 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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Indicator
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
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Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
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