Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Eastern Europe (UNSDG)
Eastern Europe (UNSDG): Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 6.76 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Eastern Europe (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Eastern Europe (UNSDG) is 6.76, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Eastern Europe (UNSDG) peaked at 6.82 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.67, in 2000.
That places Eastern Europe (UNSDG) 86th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Eastern Europe (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.67 | — |
| 2001 | 3.79 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 3.92 | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 4.04 | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 4.22 | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 4.45 | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 4.69 | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 4.97 | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 5.3 | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 5.59 | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 5.86 | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 6.09 | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 6.31 | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 6.48 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 6.59 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 6.68 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 6.75 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 6.79 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 6.81 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 6.82 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 6.76 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 6.77 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 6.76 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.46 | 3.67 | 5.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.52 | 5.86 | 6.82 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.76 | 6.76 | 6.77 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Europe (UNSDG)
More health data for Eastern Europe (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 1,685 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 59.28 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 25.4 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 2.11 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 20.69 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 3.68 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 7.06 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Eastern Europe (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Eastern Europe (UNSDG) was 6.76 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Eastern Europe (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.82 in 2019.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Eastern Europe (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.67 in 2000.
- How does Eastern Europe (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Eastern Europe (UNSDG) ranks 86th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Eastern Europe (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Europe (UNSDG) 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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