Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Europe and Central Asia (World Bank regions)
Europe and Central Asia (World Bank regions): 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 Europe and Central Asia (World Bank regions), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Europe and Central Asia (World Bank regions) 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 Europe and Central Asia (World Bank regions) peaked at 7.93 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.07, in 2000.
Europe and Central Asia (World Bank regions) ranks 72nd 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 Europe and Central Asia (World Bank regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.07 | — |
| 2001 | 5.22 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 5.4 | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 5.55 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 5.71 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 5.91 | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 6.1 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 6.3 | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 6.49 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 6.65 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 6.8 | +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 | 7.5 | +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 | 7.26 | 6.8 | 7.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.84 | 7.74 | 7.93 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Europe and Central Asia (World Bank regions)
More health data for Europe and Central Asia (World Bank regions)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 7,240 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 55.67 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 22.71 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 2.13 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 23.82 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 2.97 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 7.57 (2020)
- Weight-for-height <-2 SD 1 (2024)
- Weight-for-height <-3 SD 0.2 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Europe and Central Asia (World Bank regions)?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Europe and Central Asia (World Bank regions) 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 Europe and Central Asia (World Bank regions)?
- 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 Europe and Central Asia (World Bank regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.07 in 2000.
- How does Europe and Central Asia (World Bank regions) rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Europe and Central Asia (World Bank regions) ranks 72nd 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 (World Bank regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe and Central Asia (World Bank 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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