Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Southern Europe (UNSDG)
Southern Europe (UNSDG): Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 10.02 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Southern Europe (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Southern Europe (UNSDG) is 10.02, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Southern Europe (UNSDG) peaked at 10.91 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 8.71, in 2000.
Southern Europe (UNSDG) ranks 60th of 156 groups on this measure, 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 Southern Europe (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.71 | — |
| 2001 | 8.98 | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 9.29 | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 9.55 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 9.8 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 10.1 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 10.33 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 10.51 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 10.71 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 10.83 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 10.89 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 10.91 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 10.9 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 10.9 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10.84 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 10.71 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 10.64 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 10.55 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 10.44 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 10.35 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 10.25 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 10.16 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 10.02 | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.88 | 8.71 | 10.83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.71 | 10.35 | 10.91 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.14 | 10.02 | 10.25 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe (UNSDG)
More health data for Southern Europe (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 700.67 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 51.94 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 18.81 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 1.89 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 28.74 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 1.94 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 8.17 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Southern Europe (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Southern Europe (UNSDG) was 10.02 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Southern Europe (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.91 in 2011.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Southern Europe (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.71 in 2000.
- How does Southern Europe (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Southern Europe (UNSDG) ranks 60th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Southern Europe (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required).