Child adolescent obesity in Sweden
Sweden: Child adolescent obesity was 30.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
30.5
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
69th
of 199 countries
All-time high
30.5
in 2024
All-time low
13.99
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Child adolescent obesity in Sweden, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 30.5 for child adolescent obesity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child adolescent obesity in Sweden peaked at 30.5 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.99, in 1980.
Sweden ranks 69th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.25 | 13.99 | 16.73 | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.76 | 17.07 | 20.56 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.79 | 21.01 | 24.44 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.8 | 24.84 | 28.68 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.79 | 29.07 | 30.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More health data for Sweden
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,109 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 30 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 66,073 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 56,430 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 62,494 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 56,433 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 61,970 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 57,504 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child adolescent obesity in Sweden?
- Child adolescent obesity in Sweden was 30.5 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child adolescent obesity recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 30.5 in 2024.
- What is the lowest child adolescent obesity recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.99 in 1980.
- How does Sweden rank for child adolescent obesity?
- Sweden ranks 69th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child adolescent obesity rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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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