Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Ukraine
Ukraine: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 4.55 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Ukraine, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Ukraine stood at 4.55. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 44.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Ukraine peaked at 4.55 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.58, in 1990.
Ukraine ranks 156th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Ukraine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.58 | — |
| 1991 | 1.61 | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 1.64 | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 1.67 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 1.68 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 1.69 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 1.7 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 1.7 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.7 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.7 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.71 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 1.73 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 1.76 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 1.81 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 1.87 | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 1.96 | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 2.05 | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 2.18 | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 2.33 | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 2.51 | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 2.71 | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 2.92 | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 3.14 | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 3.36 | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 3.57 | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 3.76 | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 3.93 | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 4.08 | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 4.19 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 4.27 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 4.34 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 4.39 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 4.55 | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.67 | 1.58 | 1.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.99 | 1.71 | 2.51 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.59 | 2.71 | 4.27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.43 | 4.34 | 4.55 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Ukraine?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Ukraine was 4.55 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 4.55 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.58 in 1990.
- How does Ukraine rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Ukraine ranks 156th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ukraine 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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