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

Norway: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 23.17 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
23.17
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
102nd
of 193 countries
All-time high
23.17
in 2022
All-time low
18.29
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022

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

05101520251990200620221990: 18.31991: 18.81992: 19.31993: 19.81994: 20.31995: 20.71996: 21.11997: 21.51998: 21.91999: 22.22000: 22.52001: 22.82002: 22.92003: 232004: 232005: 22.92006: 22.82007: 22.72008: 22.62009: 22.52010: 22.42011: 22.32012: 22.22013: 22.22014: 22.22015: 22.22016: 22.32017: 22.42018: 22.62019: 22.72020: 22.92021: 232022: 23.2

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

The most recent figure for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Norway is 23.17, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Norway peaked at 23.17 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 18.29, in 1990.

That places Norway 102nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Norway, 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 Norway, 1990 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1990 18.29
1991 18.81 +2.8%
1992 19.32 +2.7%
1993 19.81 +2.5%
1994 20.28 +2.4%
1995 20.72 +2.2%
1996 21.15 +2.1%
1997 21.54 +1.8%
1998 21.91 +1.7%
1999 22.25 +1.6%
2000 22.54 +1.3%
2001 22.77 +1.0%
2002 22.92 +0.7%
2003 22.98 +0.3%
2004 22.97 -0.0%
2005 22.91 -0.3%
2006 22.82 -0.4%
2007 22.71 -0.5%
2008 22.6 -0.5%
2009 22.49 -0.5%
2010 22.38 -0.5%
2011 22.29 -0.4%
2012 22.22 -0.3%
2013 22.18 -0.2%
2014 22.18 +0.0%
2015 22.22 +0.2%
2016 22.31 +0.4%
2017 22.44 +0.6%
2018 22.59 +0.7%
2019 22.74 +0.7%
2020 22.89 +0.7%
2021 23.03 +0.6%
2022 23.17 +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 20.41 18.29 22.25 10
2000s 22.77 22.49 22.98 10
2010s 22.35 22.18 22.74 10
2020s 23.03 22.89 23.17 3

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 99 Azerbaijan 24.84 compare
  2. 100 Iceland 24.26 compare
  3. 101 Indonesia 23.64 compare
  4. 103 Israel 23.15 compare
  5. 104 Poland 23.02 compare
  6. 105 Romania 23.01 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Norway?
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Norway was 23.17 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 23.17 in 2022.
What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 18.29 in 1990.
How does Norway rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
Norway ranks 102nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Norway 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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Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
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Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
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