Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Europe (UNSDG)
Europe (UNSDG): Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 7.82 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Europe (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Europe (UNSDG) is 7.82, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Europe (UNSDG) peaked at 7.84 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5.57, in 2000.
That places Europe (UNSDG) 75th 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 (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.57 | — |
| 2001 | 5.76 | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 5.96 | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 6.15 | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 6.35 | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 6.57 | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 6.78 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 6.99 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 7.2 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 7.37 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 7.5 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 7.6 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 7.69 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 7.76 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 7.77 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 7.79 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 7.81 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 7.83 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 7.84 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 7.84 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 7.82 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 7.83 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 7.82 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.47 | 5.57 | 7.37 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.74 | 7.5 | 7.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.82 | 7.82 | 7.83 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Europe (UNSDG)
More health data for Europe (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -2.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 4,933 (2100)
- Child deaths 4,831 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 1.26 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 12,837 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 8,006 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 1.98 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 0.7189 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5479 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 22,306 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Europe (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Europe (UNSDG) was 7.82 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Europe (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.84 in 2018.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Europe (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.57 in 2000.
- How does Europe (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Europe (UNSDG) ranks 75th 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 (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe (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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