Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female was 6.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Central Europe and the Baltics, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Central Europe and the Baltics stood at 6.4%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 6.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2016.
Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 18th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.9% | — |
| 2001 | 6.0% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 6.1% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 6.2% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 6.2% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 6.2% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 6.2% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 5.9% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 5.8% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 5.5% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 5.4% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 5.5% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 5.6% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 5.7% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 5.9% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 6.1% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 6.4% | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.1% | 5.9% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 5.4% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 5.6% | 6.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
More health data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate -4.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0352 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate -1.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0319 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, annual growth rate -3.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Central Europe and the Baltics was 6.4% in 2024, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2016.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 18th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics data come from?
- The figures come from Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Prevalence of overweight, female, is the percentage of girls under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations above the median for the international reference population of the corresponding age as established by the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.