Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Denmark
Denmark: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard was 5.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.6%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
155th
of 198 countries
All-time high
5.6%
in 2024
All-time low
1.0%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Denmark, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Denmark is 5.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Denmark peaked at 5.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1980.
Denmark ranks 155th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.0% | — |
| 1981 | 1.2% | +14.1% |
| 1982 | 1.3% | +13.9% |
| 1983 | 1.5% | +13.7% |
| 1984 | 1.7% | +13.2% |
| 1985 | 1.9% | +12.8% |
| 1986 | 2.1% | +12.2% |
| 1987 | 2.4% | +11.5% |
| 1988 | 2.6% | +10.6% |
| 1989 | 2.9% | +9.7% |
| 1990 | 3.1% | +8.9% |
| 1991 | 3.4% | +8.1% |
| 1992 | 3.7% | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 3.9% | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 4.1% | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 4.3% | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 4.6% | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 4.7% | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 4.9% | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 5.1% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 5.2% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 5.3% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 5.4% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 5.4% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 5.5% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 5.5% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 5.5% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 5.5% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 5.5% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 5.4% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 5.4% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 5.5% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 5.5% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 5.6% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 5.6% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 5.6% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.9% | 1.0% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.2% | 3.1% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 5.2% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 5.3% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.6% | 5 |
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More health data for Denmark
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1019 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,179 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0257 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0272 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Denmark?
- Obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Denmark was 5.6% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1980.
- How does Denmark rank for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Denmark ranks 155th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. 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 children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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