Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Estonia
Estonia: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 56.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Estonia, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Estonia is 56.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Estonia peaked at 56.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.8%, in 1980.
Estonia ranks 96th 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.
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 42.8% | — |
| 1981 | 42.9% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 42.9% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 43.0% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 43.1% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 43.2% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 43.3% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 43.4% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 43.5% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 43.6% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 43.7% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 43.9% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 44.0% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 44.3% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 44.5% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 44.8% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 45.2% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 45.6% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 46.1% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 46.7% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 47.3% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 47.9% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 48.5% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 49.1% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 49.7% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 50.3% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 50.9% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 51.4% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 51.8% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 52.3% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 52.7% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 53.0% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 53.4% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 53.7% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 54.0% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 54.3% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 54.6% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 54.8% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 55.1% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 55.4% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 55.6% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 55.8% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 56.0% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 56.3% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 56.5% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 43.2% | 42.8% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.9% | 43.7% | 46.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.9% | 47.3% | 52.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.1% | 52.7% | 55.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.0% | 55.6% | 56.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Estonia?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Estonia was 56.5% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 56.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.8% in 1980.
- How does Estonia rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Estonia ranks 96th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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