Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Sweden
Sweden: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 26.72 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
26.72
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
92nd
of 193 countries
All-time high
26.72
in 2022
All-time low
17.31
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Sweden, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 26.72 for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Sweden peaked at 26.72 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.31, in 1990.
Sweden ranks 92nd 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 Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17.31 | — |
| 1991 | 17.75 | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 18.19 | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 18.63 | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 19.05 | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 19.44 | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 19.79 | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 20.11 | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 20.4 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 20.65 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 20.86 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 21.02 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 21.14 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 21.19 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 21.19 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 21.16 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 21.12 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 21.11 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 21.15 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 21.25 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 21.43 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 21.69 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 22.02 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 22.4 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 22.81 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 23.27 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 23.74 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 24.23 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 24.72 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 25.22 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 25.72 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 26.22 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 26.72 | +1.9% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 26.72 is below the median for high income countries, which is 29.21, 91% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 26.72 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.84, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.13 | 17.31 | 20.65 | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.12 | 20.86 | 21.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.15 | 21.43 | 25.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.22 | 25.72 | 26.72 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Sweden?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Sweden was 26.72 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 26.72 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.31 in 1990.
- How does Sweden rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Sweden ranks 92nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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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