Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Europa del Este y Asia Central
Europa del Este y Asia Central: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 7.46 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Europa del Este y Asia Central, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Europa del Este y Asia Central stood at 7.46. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Europa del Este y Asia Central peaked at 7.46 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.55, in 2000.
That places Europa del Este y Asia Central 77th 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 Europa del Este y Asia Central, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.55 | — |
| 2001 | 3.64 | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 3.76 | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 3.85 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 3.99 | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 4.16 | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 4.37 | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 4.6 | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 4.82 | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 5.05 | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 5.3 | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 5.5 | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 5.71 | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 5.91 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 6.11 | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 6.28 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 6.45 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 6.65 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 6.81 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 6.97 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 7.1 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 7.3 | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 7.46 | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.18 | 3.55 | 5.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.17 | 5.3 | 6.97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.28 | 7.1 | 7.46 | 3 |
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More health data for Europa del Este y Asia Central
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -26.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 3,764 (2100)
- Child deaths 9,170 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 3.8 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 28,930 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 19,760 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 5.47 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 1.68 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5012 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 34,763 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Europa del Este y Asia Central?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Europa del Este y Asia Central was 7.46 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Europa del Este y Asia Central?
- The highest recorded value was 7.46 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Europa del Este y Asia Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.55 in 2000.
- How does Europa del Este y Asia Central rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Europa del Este y Asia Central ranks 77th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Europa del Este y Asia Central?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europa del Este y Asia Central 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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