Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Greenland
Greenland: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard was 5.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.3%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
162nd
of 198 countries
All-time high
5.4%
in 2009
All-time low
2.0%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Greenland, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Greenland recorded 5.3% for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Greenland peaked at 5.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 1980.
That places Greenland 162nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Greenland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2.0% | — |
| 1981 | 2.1% | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 2.2% | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 2.3% | +5.4% |
| 1984 | 2.4% | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 2.6% | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 2.7% | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 2.9% | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 3.0% | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 3.2% | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 3.3% | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 3.5% | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 3.7% | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 3.8% | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 4.0% | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 4.1% | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 4.3% | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 4.4% | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 4.6% | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 4.7% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 4.8% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 5.0% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 5.1% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 5.1% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 5.2% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 5.3% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 5.3% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 5.4% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 5.4% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 5.4% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 5.4% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 5.3% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 5.3% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 5.3% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 5.3% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 5.3% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.5% | 2.0% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.0% | 3.3% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 4.8% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 5.2% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 5.3% | 5.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 159 Kenya 5.4% compare
- 160 Solomon Islands 5.4% compare
- 161 Angola 5.4% compare
- 163 Sao Tome and Principe 5.3% compare
- 164 Turkmenistan 5.0% compare
- 165 France 5.0% compare
More health data for Greenland
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,447 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3856 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 336 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.1153 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4749 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 354 (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.1299 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Greenland?
- Obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Greenland was 5.3% 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 Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 1980.
- How does Greenland rank for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Greenland ranks 162nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greenland 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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