Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Greece
Greece: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard was 16.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
16.3%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
55th
of 198 countries
All-time high
17.2%
in 2011
All-time low
4.8%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Greece, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Greece stood at 16.3%.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Greece peaked at 17.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 1980.
That places Greece 55th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4.8% | — |
| 1981 | 5.0% | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 5.3% | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 5.6% | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 5.8% | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 6.1% | +5.2% |
| 1986 | 6.5% | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 6.8% | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 7.2% | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 7.5% | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 7.9% | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 8.3% | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 8.7% | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 9.1% | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 9.6% | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 10.0% | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 10.5% | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 11.0% | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 11.5% | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 12.1% | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 12.6% | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 13.2% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 13.7% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 14.2% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 14.8% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 15.3% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 15.8% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 16.2% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 16.6% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 16.9% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 17.1% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 17.2% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 17.1% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 17.1% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 16.9% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 16.8% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 16.7% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 16.6% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 16.6% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 16.5% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 16.5% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 16.4% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 16.4% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 16.3% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 16.3% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.1% | 4.8% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.9% | 7.9% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.9% | 12.6% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 16.5% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 16.3% | 16.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Greece?
- Obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Greece was 16.3% 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 1980.
- How does Greece rank for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Greece ranks 55th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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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