Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Europa y Asia Central
Europa y Asia Central: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 7.93 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Europa y Asia Central, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Europa y Asia Central stood at 7.93. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Europa y Asia Central peaked at 7.93 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.07, in 2000.
That places Europa y Asia Central 71st 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 y Asia Central, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.07 | — |
| 2001 | 5.23 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 5.4 | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 5.56 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 5.71 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 5.92 | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 6.11 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 6.3 | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 6.49 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 6.65 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 6.81 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 6.92 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 7.04 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 7.15 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 7.24 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 7.32 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 7.4 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 7.51 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 7.59 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 7.67 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 7.74 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 7.85 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 7.93 | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.84 | 5.07 | 6.65 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.27 | 6.81 | 7.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.84 | 7.74 | 7.93 | 3 |
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More health data for Europa y Asia Central
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -22.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 7,233 (2100)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 35,254 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 2.45 (2024)
- Child deaths 11,882 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 3.64 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 1.19 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 23,372 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5266 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 24,619 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Europa y Asia Central?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Europa y Asia Central was 7.93 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Europa y Asia Central?
- The highest recorded value was 7.93 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Europa y Asia Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.07 in 2000.
- How does Europa y Asia Central rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Europa y Asia Central ranks 71st 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 y Asia Central?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europa 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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