Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe: Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight was 9.1 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Eastern Europe, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eastern Europe recorded 9.1 % for percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in 2024.
The figure is up 7.1% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Eastern Europe peaked at 14.6 % in 2003 and was at its lowest, 7.8 %, in 2019.
That places Eastern Europe 8th out of 37 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Eastern Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.9 % | — |
| 2001 | 14.2 % | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 14.4 % | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 14.6 % | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 14.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 14.5 % | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 14.2 % | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 13.8 % | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 13.3 % | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 12.7 % | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 12 % | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 11.3 % | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 10.7 % | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 10.1 % | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 9.5 % | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 9 % | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 8.5 % | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 8.2 % | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 7.9 % | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 7.8 % | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 7.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7.9 % | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 8.1 % | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 8.5 % | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 9.1 % | +7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.02 % | 12.7 % | 14.6 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.5 % | 7.8 % | 12 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.28 % | 7.8 % | 9.1 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Europe
- 5 Albania 16.7 % compare
- 5 Polynesia 8.9 % compare
- 6 Ukraine 16 % compare
- 7 Paraguay 15.4 % compare
- 7 Türkiye 7.7 % compare
- 8 Trinidad and Tobago 15 % compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 7.3 % compare
- 9 Argentina 14.3 % compare
- 10 Cameroon 13.6 % compare
- 10 Micronesia 5.1 % compare
- 11 Greece 13.5 % compare
- 11 Uruguay 13.5 % compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Eastern Europe?
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Eastern Europe was 9.1 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight recorded in Eastern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 14.6 % in 2003.
- What is the lowest percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight recorded in Eastern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8 % in 2019.
- How does Eastern Europe rank for percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight?
- Eastern Europe ranks 8th out of 37 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight rising or falling in Eastern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight (modelled estimates) (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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