Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Greece
Greece: Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) was 50.8 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Greece, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Greece is 50.8, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Greece peaked at 75.1 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 50.8, in 2024.
Greece ranks 82nd of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 56.8 | — |
| 2001 | 59.3 | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 61.4 | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 62.8 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 64.1 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 65.5 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 67 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 68.7 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 70.5 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 72.7 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 74.4 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 75.1 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 74.8 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 73.4 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 70.8 | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 68 | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 66.5 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 65.9 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 65.2 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 64.5 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 63.1 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 60.5 | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 57.2 | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 54.1 | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 50.8 | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.88 | 56.8 | 72.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.86 | 64.5 | 75.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.14 | 50.8 | 63.1 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Greece?
- Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Greece was 50.8 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 75.1 in 2011.
- What is the lowest overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.8 in 2024.
- How does Greece rank for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands)?
- Greece ranks 82nd out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands), model-based estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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