YOUTH 2020 - The position of young people in Slovenia

Health and wellbeing of young people  227 Figure 6.2: Body mass index, EU and Slovenia, in age groups. Age 20-24 Age 15-19 Age 25-29 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% Malnurished Normal weight Overweight Life threatening overweight M 2010 M 2020 M Eurostat 2014 EU 28 2014 M 2010 M 2020 M Eurostat 2014 EU 28 2014 M 2010 M 2020 M Eurostat 2014 EU 28 2014 M 2010 M 2020 M Eurostat 2014 EU 28 2014 0% Source: Eurostat (Body mass index (BMI) by sex, age, and income quintile [hlth_ehis_bm1i]), Mladina 2020. About one-tenth of young people (in Slovenia and the EU) aged between 25 and 29 have such a high body mass index that it endangers their health, and, compared to 2010, this share has increased by 50%. The sit- uation among young people in Slovenia is otherwise quite similar to that measured at the level of the European Union in 2014. About one-tenth of young people (in Slovenia and the EU) aged between 25 and 29 have such a high body mass index that it endangers their health. Compared to 2010, the share of young people with a BMI index greater than 30 in this group has increased by 50%, and at the level of the entire population by about 35%. There are also more malnourished young people (+46%), with young women leading the way.