Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Europe and Northern America (UNSDG)
Europe and Northern America (UNSDG): Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 12.23 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Europe and Northern America (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Europe and Northern America (UNSDG) stood at 12.23.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Europe and Northern America (UNSDG) peaked at 12.35 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 9.4, in 2000.
That places Europe and Northern America (UNSDG) 43rd 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 Northern America (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.4 | — |
| 2001 | 9.78 | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 10.17 | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 10.53 | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 10.86 | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 11.19 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 11.46 | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 11.71 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 11.92 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 12.09 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 12.22 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 12.28 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 12.33 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 12.35 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 12.33 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 12.34 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 12.34 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 12.34 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 12.33 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 12.31 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 12.28 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 12.26 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 12.23 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.91 | 9.4 | 12.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.32 | 12.22 | 12.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.26 | 12.23 | 12.28 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Europe and Northern America (UNSDG)
More health data for Europe and Northern America (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -1.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 9,303 (2100)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 1.47 (2024)
- Child deaths 8,749 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 23,901 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 0.8165 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 2.28 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 15,152 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5576 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 38,794 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Europe and Northern America (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Europe and Northern America (UNSDG) was 12.23 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Europe and Northern America (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 12.35 in 2013.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Europe and Northern America (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4 in 2000.
- How does Europe and Northern America (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Europe and Northern America (UNSDG) ranks 43rd 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 Northern America (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe and Northern America (UNSDG) 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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