Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Cyprus
Cyprus: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 33.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
33.9%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
57th
of 198 countries
All-time high
33.9%
in 2024
All-time low
17.1%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Cyprus, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Cyprus stood at 33.9%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Cyprus peaked at 33.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 1980.
Cyprus ranks 57th 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 children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 17.1% | — |
| 1981 | 17.5% | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 17.9% | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 18.4% | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 18.9% | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 19.4% | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 19.9% | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 20.4% | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 21.0% | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 21.6% | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 22.1% | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 22.7% | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 23.3% | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 23.9% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 24.5% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 25.1% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 25.7% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 26.4% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 27.1% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 27.7% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 28.4% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 29.1% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 29.7% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 30.3% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 30.9% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 31.4% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 31.9% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 32.3% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 32.6% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 32.9% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 33.1% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 33.2% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 33.3% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 33.3% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 33.4% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 33.4% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 33.4% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 33.5% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 33.6% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 33.6% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 33.7% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 33.8% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 33.8% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 33.8% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 33.9% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.2% | 17.1% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.9% | 22.1% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.0% | 28.4% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.4% | 33.1% | 33.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.8% | 33.7% | 33.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 54 Bulgaria 34.2% compare
- 55 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 34.1% compare
- 56 Micronesia, Federated States of 34.0% compare
- 58 Kiribati 33.5% compare
- 59 Seychelles 33.0% compare
- 60 Bahrain 32.9% compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.51 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,325 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0256 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate -0.1289 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0266 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Cyprus?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Cyprus was 33.9% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 33.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 1980.
- How does Cyprus rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Cyprus ranks 57th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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