Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Greece
Greece: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 11.55 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
11.55
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
78th
of 193 countries
All-time high
13.31
in 2012
All-time low
5.7
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Greece, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Greece recorded 11.55 for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in 2022.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Greece peaked at 13.31 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 5.7, in 1990.
That places Greece 78th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.7 | — |
| 1991 | 5.92 | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 6.14 | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 6.37 | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 6.61 | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 6.87 | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 7.14 | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 7.46 | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 7.8 | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 8.17 | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 8.6 | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 9.06 | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 9.53 | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 10.02 | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 10.53 | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 11.07 | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 11.62 | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 12.13 | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 12.6 | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 12.96 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 13.19 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 13.3 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 13.31 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 13.25 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 13.15 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 13 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 12.82 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 12.61 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 12.39 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 12.17 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 11.96 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 11.76 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 11.55 | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.82 | 5.7 | 8.17 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.81 | 8.6 | 12.96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.92 | 12.17 | 13.31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.76 | 11.55 | 11.96 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 75 China 11.89 compare
- 76 Türkiye 11.73 compare
- 77 El Salvador 11.63 compare
- 79 Haiti 11.39 compare
- 80 North Macedonia 11.32 compare
- 81 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 11.31 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Greece?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Greece was 11.55 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 13.31 in 2012.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7 in 1990.
- How does Greece rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Greece ranks 78th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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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