Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Spain
Spain: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 30.89 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
30.89
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
68th
of 193 countries
All-time high
32.54
in 2010
All-time low
25.87
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Spain, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Spain is 30.89, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Spain peaked at 32.54 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 25.87, in 1990.
Spain ranks 68th 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 Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25.87 | — |
| 1991 | 26.27 | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 26.66 | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 27.04 | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 27.43 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 27.86 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 28.33 | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 28.83 | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 29.36 | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 29.88 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 30.38 | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 30.84 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 31.26 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 31.62 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 31.91 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 32.14 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 32.31 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 32.41 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 32.48 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 32.53 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 32.54 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 32.53 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 32.48 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 32.42 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 32.33 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 32.2 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 32.06 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 31.9 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 31.71 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 31.51 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 31.33 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 31.12 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 30.89 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.75 | 25.87 | 29.88 | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.79 | 30.38 | 32.53 | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.17 | 31.51 | 32.54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.11 | 30.89 | 31.33 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Spain?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Spain was 30.89 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 32.54 in 2010.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.87 in 1990.
- How does Spain rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Spain ranks 68th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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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