Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Europe and Northern America (UNSDG)
Europe and Northern America (UNSDG): Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 27.57 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Europe and Northern America (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Europe and Northern America (UNSDG) recorded 27.57 for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Europe and Northern America (UNSDG) peaked at 27.57 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 19.42, in 2000.
Europe and Northern America (UNSDG) ranks 40th 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 Europe and Northern America (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.42 | — |
| 2001 | 19.97 | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 20.53 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 21.05 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 21.57 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 22.06 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 22.55 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 22.98 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 23.38 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 23.78 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 24.11 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 24.43 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 24.73 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 25 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 25.27 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 25.55 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 25.84 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 26.13 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 26.42 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 26.7 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 26.99 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 27.27 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 27.57 | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.73 | 19.42 | 23.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.42 | 24.11 | 26.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.28 | 26.99 | 27.57 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Europe and Northern America (UNSDG)
- 37 Uruguay 33.34 compare
- 38 Türkiye 33.3 compare
- 39 Antigua and Barbuda 33.25 compare
- 39 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 33.25 compare
- 41 Paraguay 32.96 compare
- 42 Malta 32.29 compare
- 43 United Arab Emirates 32.08 compare
More health data for Europe and Northern America (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -1.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 9,303 (2100)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 1.47 (2024)
- Child deaths 8,749 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 23,901 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 0.8165 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 2.28 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 15,152 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5576 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 38,794 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Europe and Northern America (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Europe and Northern America (UNSDG) was 27.57 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Europe and Northern America (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 27.57 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Europe and Northern America (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.42 in 2000.
- How does Europe and Northern America (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Europe and Northern America (UNSDG) ranks 40th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Europe and Northern America (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe and Northern America (UNSDG) 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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