Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in ECE_Euro area (EMU)
ECE_Euro area (EMU): Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 17.35 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in ECE_Euro area (EMU), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in ECE_Euro area (EMU) stood at 17.35.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in ECE_Euro area (EMU) peaked at 17.45 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 15.33, in 2000.
ECE_Euro area (EMU) ranks 76th of 156 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in ECE_Euro area (EMU), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.33 | — |
| 2001 | 15.64 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 15.96 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 16.23 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 16.52 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 16.73 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 16.99 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 17.15 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 17.28 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 17.37 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 17.42 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 17.45 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 17.43 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 17.41 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 17.36 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 17.35 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 17.33 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 17.32 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 17.32 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 17.31 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 17.31 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 17.33 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 17.35 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.52 | 15.33 | 17.37 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.37 | 17.31 | 17.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.33 | 17.31 | 17.35 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ECE_Euro area (EMU)
More health data for ECE_Euro area (EMU)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 2,306 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 48.73 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 2.1 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 24.26 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 7.91 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 2.25 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 7.33 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in ECE_Euro area (EMU)?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in ECE_Euro area (EMU) was 17.35 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in ECE_Euro area (EMU)?
- The highest recorded value was 17.45 in 2011.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in ECE_Euro area (EMU)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.33 in 2000.
- How does ECE_Euro area (EMU) rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- ECE_Euro area (EMU) ranks 76th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in ECE_Euro area (EMU)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE_Euro area (EMU) data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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