Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)
Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions): Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 8.08 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) recorded 8.08 for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 47.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) peaked at 8.08 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.38, in 2000.
That places Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) 69th 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 Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.38 | — |
| 2001 | 3.48 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 3.62 | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 3.73 | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 3.85 | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 4.04 | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 4.22 | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 4.44 | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 4.62 | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 4.83 | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 5.07 | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 5.27 | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 5.49 | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 5.71 | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 5.98 | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 6.2 | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 6.42 | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 6.72 | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 6.97 | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 7.22 | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 7.46 | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 7.77 | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 8.08 | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.02 | 3.38 | 4.83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.1 | 5.07 | 7.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.77 | 7.46 | 8.08 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)
More health data for Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -29.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 2,650 (2100)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 6.14 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 17,081 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 1.87 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 4.28 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 24,839 (2024)
- Child deaths 7,758 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5179 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 5,589 (2024)
All data for Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) was 8.08 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.08 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.38 in 2000.
- How does Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 69th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) 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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