Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Denmark
Denmark: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 15.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
15.2%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
144th
of 198 countries
All-time high
15.2%
in 2024
All-time low
6.8%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Denmark, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 15.2% for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Denmark peaked at 15.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 1980.
Denmark ranks 144th of 198 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.
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6.8% | — |
| 1981 | 7.0% | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 7.1% | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 7.3% | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 7.5% | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 7.7% | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 7.9% | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 8.1% | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 8.3% | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 8.5% | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 8.8% | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 9.0% | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 9.2% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 9.5% | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 9.8% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 10.0% | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 10.3% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 10.6% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 10.9% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 11.3% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 11.6% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 11.9% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 12.2% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 12.5% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 12.8% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 13.1% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 13.3% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 13.5% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 13.6% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 13.7% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 13.8% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 13.8% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 13.9% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 13.9% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 14.0% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 14.1% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 14.2% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 14.3% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 14.4% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 14.5% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 14.6% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 14.8% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 14.9% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 15.1% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 15.2% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.6% | 6.8% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.9% | 8.8% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.8% | 11.6% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 13.8% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.9% | 14.6% | 15.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Denmark?
- Obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Denmark was 15.2% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 15.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 1980.
- How does Denmark rank for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Denmark ranks 144th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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