Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Belgium
Belgium: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 6.52 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Belgium, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Belgium stood at 6.52. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Belgium peaked at 6.52 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.76, in 1990.
That places Belgium 127th 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.
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.76 | — |
| 1991 | 3.97 | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 4.17 | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 4.37 | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 4.56 | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 4.74 | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 4.91 | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 5.07 | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 5.23 | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 5.38 | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 5.52 | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 5.64 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 5.75 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 5.84 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 5.91 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 5.97 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 6.02 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 6.07 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 6.11 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 6.15 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 6.2 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 6.23 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 6.26 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 6.28 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 6.31 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 6.33 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 6.36 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 6.39 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 6.42 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 6.45 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 6.48 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 6.5 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 6.52 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.62 | 3.76 | 5.38 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.9 | 5.52 | 6.15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.32 | 6.2 | 6.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5 | 6.48 | 6.52 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Belgium?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Belgium was 6.52 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 6.52 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.76 in 1990.
- How does Belgium rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Belgium ranks 127th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 standard deviations above the median (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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