Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in ECE_European Union (E25)
ECE_European Union (E25): Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 8.09 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in ECE_European Union (E25), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ECE_European Union (E25) is 8.09, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ECE_European Union (E25) peaked at 8.11 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.31, in 2000.
ECE_European Union (E25) ranks 68th 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_European Union (E25), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.31 | — |
| 2001 | 6.52 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 6.73 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 6.91 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 7.08 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 7.29 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 7.46 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 7.61 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 7.77 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 7.87 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 7.94 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 8 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 8.04 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 8.07 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 8.06 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 8.05 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 8.05 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 8.05 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 8.07 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 8.07 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8.09 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 8.11 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 8.09 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.16 | 6.31 | 7.87 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.04 | 7.94 | 8.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.09 | 8.09 | 8.11 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ECE_European Union (E25)
More health data for ECE_European Union (E25)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 2,841 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 51.33 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 19.49 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 2.04 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 24.17 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 2.49 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 7.19 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ECE_European Union (E25)?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ECE_European Union (E25) was 8.09 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in ECE_European Union (E25)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.11 in 2021.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in ECE_European Union (E25)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.31 in 2000.
- How does ECE_European Union (E25) rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- ECE_European Union (E25) ranks 68th 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_European Union (E25)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE_European Union (E25) 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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