Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Greece
Greece: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 37.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
37.0%
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
40th
of 198 countries
All-time high
40.5%
in 2011
All-time low
19.3%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Greece, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Greece stood at 37.0%.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Greece peaked at 40.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 19.3%, in 1980.
That places Greece 40th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 19.3% | — |
| 1981 | 19.9% | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 20.4% | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 21.0% | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 21.6% | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 22.3% | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 22.9% | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 23.6% | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 24.3% | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 25.1% | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 25.8% | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 26.5% | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 27.2% | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 28.0% | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 28.7% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 29.5% | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 30.3% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 31.2% | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 32.0% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 32.9% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 33.8% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 34.7% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 35.6% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 36.4% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 37.2% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 38.0% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 38.8% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 39.4% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 39.9% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 40.3% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 40.5% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 40.5% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 40.5% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 40.3% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 40.1% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 39.8% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 39.5% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 39.3% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 39.0% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 38.7% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 38.3% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 38.0% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 37.7% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 37.3% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 37.0% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.1% | 19.3% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.2% | 25.8% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.4% | 33.8% | 40.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.8% | 38.7% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.7% | 37.0% | 38.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Greece?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Greece was 37.0% 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 40.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.3% in 1980.
- How does Greece rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Greece ranks 40th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. 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 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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