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  • Dataset | 13 Dec 2023

Table 2: Prevalence (%) of overweight in children under 5 years, 7-9 years and 10-19 years of age

Prevalence (%) of overweight in children under 5 years, 7-9 years and 10-19 years of age

Prevalence (%) of overweight in children under 5 years* ( UNICEF / WHO / World Bank Group 2023 (pdf)    ),  7-9 years** ( WHO Europe 2024 ) (pdf) and 10-19 years*** of age ( WHO GHOb  ).

* 2022 estimates, overweight defined using WHO Child Growth standards ( WHO 2006 ); ** 2022-2024 data collection round, overweight (including obesity) defined using WHO Growth Reference data ( WHO 2007a  ); 
*** 2022 data, overweight (including obesity) defined using WHO Growth Reference data ( WHO 2007a )

Country<5 years old7-9 years old10-19 years old
 TotalTotalBoysGirlsTotalBoysGirls
Belgium4.0---21.622.320.9
Bulgaria3.833333326.931.921.5
Czechia6.121222014.416.512.2
Denmark-20182218.422.713.9
Germany3.126282326.328.923.5
Estonia5.126292427.931.424.3
Ireland-23242225.225.425.1
Greece14.637413332.034.829.0
Spain-34363228.229.426.9
France----16.115.217.0
Croatia-36383425.028.521.4
Italy-37393524.327.321.0
Cyprus-42483632.236.927.3
Latvia6.422232119.020.417.5
Lithuania4.723242317.017.916.1
Luxembourg-22222121.122.619.4
Hungary-27272731.734.828.5
Malta-35363525.527.423.5
Netherlands5.1---16.717.515.9
Austria-25292129.432.825.8
Poland6.033363021.823.619.9
Portugal8.931313218.518.818.1
Romania4.528322320.422.817.9
Slovenia-25262527.631.223.9
Slovakia-26282523.728.119.0
Finland-30293131.233.828.5
Sweden-33343225.326.923.5