Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Poland
Poland: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 7.15 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
7.15
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
119th
of 193 countries
All-time high
7.22
in 2021
All-time low
2.84
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Poland, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Poland stood at 7.15.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Poland peaked at 7.22 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.84, in 1990.
That places Poland 119th 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 Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.84 | — |
| 1991 | 2.99 | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 3.15 | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 3.3 | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 3.46 | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 3.62 | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 3.79 | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 3.95 | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 4.11 | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 4.27 | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 4.43 | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 4.62 | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 4.81 | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 5.02 | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 5.25 | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 5.49 | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 5.73 | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 5.95 | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 6.17 | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 6.37 | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 6.55 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 6.7 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 6.81 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 6.9 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 6.98 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 7.03 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 7.07 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 7.11 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 7.15 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 7.18 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 7.2 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 7.22 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 7.15 | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.55 | 2.84 | 4.27 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.38 | 4.43 | 6.37 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.95 | 6.55 | 7.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.19 | 7.15 | 7.22 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Poland?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Poland was 7.15 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 7.22 in 2021.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.84 in 1990.
- How does Poland rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Poland ranks 119th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland 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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