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
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in ECE_Euro area (EMU), 2000–2022
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near ECE_Euro area (EMU)
More health data for ECE_Euro area (EMU)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 2,306 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 48.73 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 17.35 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 2.1 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 24.26 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 2.25 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 7.33 (2020)
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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