Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in ECE_West Balkans (ST7)
ECE_West Balkans (ST7): Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 10.19 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in ECE_West Balkans (ST7), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ECE_West Balkans (ST7) is 10.19, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ECE_West Balkans (ST7) peaked at 10.19 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.44, in 2000.
ECE_West Balkans (ST7) ranks 59th 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_West Balkans (ST7), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.44 | — |
| 2001 | 5.65 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 5.9 | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 6.13 | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 6.38 | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 6.64 | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 6.92 | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 7.2 | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 7.45 | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 7.69 | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 7.93 | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 8.07 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 8.21 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 8.37 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 8.52 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 8.71 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 8.91 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 9.14 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 9.31 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 9.54 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 9.73 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 10.01 | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 10.19 | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.54 | 5.44 | 7.69 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.67 | 7.93 | 9.54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.98 | 9.73 | 10.19 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ECE_West Balkans (ST7)
More health data for ECE_West Balkans (ST7)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 68.41 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 58.47 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 24.4 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 2.01 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 28.27 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 2.59 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 6.03 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ECE_West Balkans (ST7)?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in ECE_West Balkans (ST7) was 10.19 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in ECE_West Balkans (ST7)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.19 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in ECE_West Balkans (ST7)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.44 in 2000.
- How does ECE_West Balkans (ST7) rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- ECE_West Balkans (ST7) ranks 59th 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_West Balkans (ST7)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE_West Balkans (ST7) 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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