Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Greenland
Greenland: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 60.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Greenland, 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 Greenland is 60.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Greenland peaked at 60.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.6%, in 1980.
Greenland ranks 76th 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 Greenland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 35.6% | — |
| 1981 | 36.0% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 36.4% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 36.8% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 37.3% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 37.8% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 38.3% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 38.8% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 39.3% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 39.8% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 40.3% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 40.9% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 41.5% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 42.0% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 42.7% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 43.3% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 43.9% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 44.6% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 45.3% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 46.0% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 46.7% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 47.4% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 48.1% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 48.8% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 49.5% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 50.2% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 50.8% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 51.4% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 52.0% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 52.6% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 53.1% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 53.6% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 54.1% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 54.6% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 55.1% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 55.6% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 56.1% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 56.6% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 57.2% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 57.7% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 58.2% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 58.8% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 59.3% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 59.9% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 60.4% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.6% | 35.6% | 39.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.0% | 40.3% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.7% | 46.7% | 52.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.4% | 53.1% | 57.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.3% | 58.2% | 60.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Greenland?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Greenland was 60.4% 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 Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 60.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.6% in 1980.
- How does Greenland rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Greenland ranks 76th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. 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 Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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