Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Northern Europe (UNSDG)
Northern Europe (UNSDG): Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 28.44 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Northern Europe (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Northern Europe (UNSDG) is 28.44, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Northern Europe (UNSDG) peaked at 28.44 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 25.56, in 2000.
Northern Europe (UNSDG) ranks 44th 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 Northern Europe (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.56 | — |
| 2001 | 26.09 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 26.57 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 26.92 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 27.25 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 27.45 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 27.56 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 27.67 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 27.72 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 27.77 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 27.76 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 27.76 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 27.77 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 27.79 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 27.79 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 27.86 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 27.94 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 28.03 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 28.13 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 28.21 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 28.32 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 28.41 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 28.44 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.06 | 25.56 | 27.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.91 | 27.76 | 28.21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.39 | 28.32 | 28.44 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Northern Europe (UNSDG)
- 41 Dominica 36.83 compare
- 42 Australia 36.39 compare
- 43 Papua New Guinea 36.37 compare
- 44 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 36.13 compare
- 45 Suriname 35.92 compare
- 46 Brazil 35.89 compare
- 47 Syrian Arab Republic 35.84 compare
More health data for Northern Europe (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 928.7 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 58.87 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 24.15 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 1.61 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 10.35 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 1.71 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 5.96 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Northern Europe (UNSDG)?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Northern Europe (UNSDG) was 28.44 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Northern Europe (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 28.44 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Northern Europe (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.56 in 2000.
- How does Northern Europe (UNSDG) rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Northern Europe (UNSDG) ranks 44th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Northern Europe (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Europe (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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