Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Western Europe (UNSDG)
Western Europe (UNSDG): Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 21.1 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Western Europe (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Western Europe (UNSDG) recorded 21.1 for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Western Europe (UNSDG) peaked at 22.46 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 21.1, in 2022.
That places Western Europe (UNSDG) 72nd out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Western Europe (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.62 | — |
| 2001 | 21.89 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 22.1 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 22.27 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 22.36 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 22.42 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 22.42 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 22.46 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 22.37 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 22.33 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 22.2 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 22.06 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 21.93 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 21.77 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 21.61 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 21.49 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 21.34 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 21.25 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 21.22 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 21.19 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 21.14 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 21.1 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 21.1 | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.22 | 21.62 | 22.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.61 | 21.19 | 22.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.12 | 21.1 | 21.14 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe (UNSDG)
More health data for Western Europe (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 1,618 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 45.6 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 15.76 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 2.35 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 6.37 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 2.48 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 6.84 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Western Europe (UNSDG)?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Western Europe (UNSDG) was 21.1 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Western Europe (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 22.46 in 2007.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Western Europe (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.1 in 2022.
- How does Western Europe (UNSDG) rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Western Europe (UNSDG) ranks 72nd out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Western Europe (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western 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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