Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in ECE_Euro area (EMU)

ECE_Euro area (EMU): Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 7.91 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
7.91
Change on year
down 0.9%
Rank
73rd
of 156 groups
All-time high
8.43
in 2010
All-time low
7.17
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in ECE_Euro area (EMU), 2000–2022

024682000201120222000: 7.22001: 7.42002: 7.62003: 7.72004: 7.92005: 82006: 8.22007: 8.32008: 8.42009: 8.42010: 8.42011: 8.42012: 8.42013: 8.42014: 8.32015: 8.22016: 8.22017: 8.12018: 8.12019: 82020: 82021: 82022: 7.9

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

ECE_Euro area (EMU) recorded 7.91 for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in 2022.

The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ECE_Euro area (EMU) peaked at 8.43 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7.17, in 2000.

That places ECE_Euro area (EMU) 73rd 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 ECE_Euro area (EMU), year by year

Annual values for Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 standard deviations above the median (Crude estimate) in ECE_Euro area (EMU), 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 7.17
2001 7.36 +2.7%
2002 7.57 +2.8%
2003 7.73 +2.2%
2004 7.87 +1.8%
2005 8.04 +2.2%
2006 8.17 +1.6%
2007 8.28 +1.4%
2008 8.37 +1.1%
2009 8.41 +0.5%
2010 8.43 +0.2%
2011 8.42 -0.0%
2012 8.4 -0.2%
2013 8.38 -0.2%
2014 8.31 -0.9%
2015 8.24 -0.9%
2016 8.19 -0.6%
2017 8.13 -0.8%
2018 8.09 -0.5%
2019 8.04 -0.6%
2020 8.01 -0.4%
2021 7.98 -0.4%
2022 7.91 -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7.9 7.17 8.41 10
2010s 8.26 8.04 8.43 10
2020s 7.97 7.91 8.01 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ECE_Euro area (EMU)?
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ECE_Euro area (EMU) was 7.91 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in ECE_Euro area (EMU)?
The highest recorded value was 8.43 in 2010.
What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in ECE_Euro area (EMU)?
The lowest recorded value was 7.17 in 2000.
How does ECE_Euro area (EMU) rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
ECE_Euro area (EMU) ranks 73rd 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_Euro area (EMU)?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ECE_Euro area (EMU) 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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Indicator
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 standard deviations above the median (Crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
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