Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Ireland
Ireland: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 8.31 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
8.31
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
110th
of 193 countries
All-time high
8.83
in 2009
All-time low
4.66
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Ireland, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 8.31 for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in 2022.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Ireland peaked at 8.83 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4.66, in 1990.
That places Ireland 110th 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 Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.66 | — |
| 1991 | 4.93 | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 5.22 | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 5.51 | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 5.8 | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 6.09 | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 6.39 | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 6.69 | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 6.98 | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 7.28 | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 7.56 | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 7.83 | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 8.07 | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 8.29 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 8.46 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 8.6 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 8.7 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 8.78 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 8.82 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 8.83 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 8.81 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 8.77 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 8.69 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 8.61 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 8.53 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 8.45 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 8.39 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 8.34 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 8.31 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 8.3 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 8.3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8.3 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8.31 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.96 | 4.66 | 7.28 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.39 | 7.56 | 8.83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.52 | 8.3 | 8.81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.31 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Ireland?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Ireland was 8.31 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 8.83 in 2009.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.66 in 1990.
- How does Ireland rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Ireland ranks 110th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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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