Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Denmark
Denmark: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 19.04 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
19.04
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
126th
of 193 countries
All-time high
24.15
in 2001
All-time low
19.04
in 2022
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Denmark, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Denmark is 19.04, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Denmark peaked at 24.15 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 19.04, in 2022.
Denmark ranks 126th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19.53 | — |
| 1991 | 20.24 | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 20.91 | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 21.53 | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 22.08 | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 22.57 | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 23.01 | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 23.38 | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 23.69 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 23.93 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 24.09 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 24.15 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 24.13 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 24.03 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 23.85 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 23.62 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 23.35 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 23.04 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 22.7 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 22.35 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 21.99 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 21.64 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 21.3 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 20.97 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 20.68 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 20.42 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 20.18 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 19.98 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 19.79 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 19.6 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 19.41 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 19.23 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 19.04 | -1.0% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 19.04 is below the median for high income countries, which is 29.21, 65% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 19.04 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.84, 77% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.09 | 19.53 | 23.93 | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.53 | 22.35 | 24.15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.66 | 19.6 | 21.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.23 | 19.04 | 19.41 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Denmark?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Denmark was 19.04 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 24.15 in 2001.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.04 in 2022.
- How does Denmark rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Denmark ranks 126th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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