Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Prevalence of overweight, weight for height was 7.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) is 7.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 12.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2022.
That places Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 15th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.0% | — |
| 2001 | 11.4% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 11.8% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 12.1% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 12.4% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 12.6% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 12.7% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 12.6% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 12.5% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 12.3% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 11.9% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 11.4% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 10.9% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 10.4% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 9.9% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 9.4% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 8.8% | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 8.4% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 8.0% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 7.7% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 7.4% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 7.3% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 7.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7.6% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.1% | 11.0% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 7.7% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 7.3% | 7.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- 13 Algeria 13.3% compare
- 14 Barbados 13.0% compare
- 14 Bosnia and Herzegovina 13.0% compare
- 16 Armenia 12.9% compare
- 17 South Africa 12.8% compare
- 18 Mongolia 12.3% compare
- 18 North Macedonia 12.3% compare
More health data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0335 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per capita 0.0381 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0363 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 7.6% in 2024, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight, weight for height recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, weight for height recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2022.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 15th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of overweight, weight for height rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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 (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight children is the percentage of children 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.