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

Latest (2022)
28.44
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
44th
of 156 groups
All-time high
28.44
in 2022
All-time low
25.56
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Northern Europe (UNSDG), 2000–2022

01020302000201120222000: 25.62001: 26.12002: 26.62003: 26.92004: 27.32005: 27.52006: 27.62007: 27.72008: 27.72009: 27.82010: 27.82011: 27.82012: 27.82013: 27.82014: 27.82015: 27.92016: 27.92017: 282018: 28.12019: 28.22020: 28.32021: 28.42022: 28.4

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

Annual values for Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) in Northern Europe (UNSDG), 2000 to 2022.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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)

  1. 41 Dominica 36.83 compare
  2. 42 Australia 36.39 compare
  3. 43 Papua New Guinea 36.37 compare
  4. 44 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 36.13 compare
  5. 45 Suriname 35.92 compare
  6. 46 Brazil 35.89 compare
  7. 47 Syrian Arab Republic 35.84 compare

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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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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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