Child adolescent obesity in Greenland
Greenland: Child adolescent obesity was 13.39 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
13.39
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
157th
of 199 countries
All-time high
16.38
in 2004
All-time low
10.58
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Child adolescent obesity in Greenland, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, child adolescent obesity in Greenland stood at 13.39.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child adolescent obesity in Greenland peaked at 16.38 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 10.58, in 1980.
Greenland ranks 157th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.7 | 10.58 | 13.26 | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.92 | 13.66 | 15.95 | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.21 | 15.92 | 16.38 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.94 | 14.16 | 15.76 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.69 | 13.39 | 14 | 5 |
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More health data for Greenland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,447 (2090)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 340 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 11.5% (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 345 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 327 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 354 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 335 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 17.0% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 47.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child adolescent obesity in Greenland?
- Child adolescent obesity in Greenland was 13.39 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child adolescent obesity recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 16.38 in 2004.
- What is the lowest child adolescent obesity recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.58 in 1980.
- How does Greenland rank for child adolescent obesity?
- Greenland ranks 157th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child adolescent obesity rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child adolescent obesity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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