Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Poland
Poland: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 23.02 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
23.02
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
104th
of 193 countries
All-time high
23.22
in 2020
All-time low
13.3
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Poland, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Poland recorded 23.02 for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Poland peaked at 23.22 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13.3, in 1990.
Poland ranks 104th 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 Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.3 | — |
| 1991 | 13.62 | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 13.94 | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 14.27 | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 14.6 | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 14.93 | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 15.28 | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 15.62 | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 15.95 | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 16.29 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 16.68 | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 17.12 | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 17.61 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 18.14 | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 18.71 | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 19.29 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 19.85 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 20.39 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 20.9 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 21.36 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 21.78 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 22.14 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 22.41 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 22.63 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 22.81 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 22.93 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 23.01 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 23.08 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 23.15 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 23.2 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 23.22 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 23.22 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 23.02 | -0.9% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 23.02 is below the median for high income countries, which is 29.21, 79% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Poland's 23.02 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.84, 93% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.78 | 13.3 | 16.29 | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.01 | 16.68 | 21.36 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.71 | 21.78 | 23.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.15 | 23.02 | 23.22 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Poland?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Poland was 23.02 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 23.22 in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3 in 1990.
- How does Poland rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Poland ranks 104th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland 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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