Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Europe (UNSDG)
Europe (UNSDG): Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 21.28 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Europe (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Europe (UNSDG) is 21.28, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Europe (UNSDG) peaked at 21.28 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16.41, in 2000.
Europe (UNSDG) ranks 63rd 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 (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.41 | — |
| 2001 | 16.77 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 17.15 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 17.49 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 17.85 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 18.16 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 18.51 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 18.78 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 19.04 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 19.28 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 19.46 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 19.62 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 19.8 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 19.94 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 20.07 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 20.21 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 20.34 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 20.49 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 20.65 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 20.79 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 20.95 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 21.11 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 21.28 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.94 | 16.41 | 19.28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.14 | 19.46 | 20.79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.11 | 20.95 | 21.28 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Europe (UNSDG)
More health data for Europe (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 4,933 (2100)
- Child deaths 4,831 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 1.26 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 12,837 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 0.7189 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 8,006 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 1.98 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5479 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 36,007 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 22,306 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Europe (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Europe (UNSDG) was 21.28 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Europe (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 21.28 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Europe (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.41 in 2000.
- How does Europe (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Europe (UNSDG) ranks 63rd out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Europe (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe (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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