Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Greenland
Greenland: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 14.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
14.0%
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
162nd
of 198 countries
All-time high
16.9%
in 2004
All-time low
11.2%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Greenland, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Greenland recorded 14.0% for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in 2024.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Greenland peaked at 16.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 1980.
Greenland ranks 162nd of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Greenland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 11.2% | — |
| 1981 | 11.4% | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 11.7% | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 12.0% | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 12.3% | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 12.6% | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 12.9% | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 13.2% | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 13.5% | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 13.9% | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 14.2% | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 14.5% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 14.8% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 15.1% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 15.3% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 15.6% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 15.8% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 16.1% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 16.3% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 16.4% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 16.6% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 16.7% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 16.8% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 16.9% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 16.9% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 16.9% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 16.9% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 16.8% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 16.7% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 16.6% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 16.5% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 16.3% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 16.1% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 15.9% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 15.7% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 15.5% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 15.3% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 15.1% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 14.9% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 14.7% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 14.6% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 14.4% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 14.3% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 14.1% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 14.0% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.5% | 11.2% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.4% | 14.2% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.8% | 16.6% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 14.7% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.3% | 14.0% | 14.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Greenland?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Greenland was 14.0% 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 Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 16.9% in 2004.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 1980.
- How does Greenland rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Greenland ranks 162nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. 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 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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