Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in ECE_Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (CIS)
ECE_Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (CIS): Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 5.76 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in ECE_Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (CIS), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
ECE_Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (CIS) recorded 5.76 for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ECE_Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (CIS) peaked at 5.76 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.37, in 2000.
ECE_Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (CIS) ranks 94th of 156 groups on this measure, 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 ECE_Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (CIS), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.37 | — |
| 2001 | 3.41 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 3.45 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 3.49 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 3.58 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 3.69 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 3.83 | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 4.01 | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 4.21 | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 4.39 | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 4.6 | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 4.73 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 4.9 | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 5.05 | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 5.18 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 5.3 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 5.39 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 5.48 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 5.55 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 5.61 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 5.62 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 5.71 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 5.76 | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.74 | 3.37 | 4.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.18 | 4.6 | 5.61 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.7 | 5.62 | 5.76 | 3 |
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More health data for ECE_Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (CIS)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 3,135 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 58.44 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 24.44 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 2.38 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 18.98 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 4.18 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 6.64 (2020)
All data for ECE_Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (CIS) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ECE_Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (CIS)?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ECE_Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (CIS) was 5.76 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in ECE_Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (CIS)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.76 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in ECE_Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (CIS)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.37 in 2000.
- How does ECE_Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (CIS) rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- ECE_Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (CIS) ranks 94th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in ECE_Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (CIS)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE_Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (CIS) 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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