Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Southern Europe (UNSDG)
Southern Europe (UNSDG): Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 18.81 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Southern Europe (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Southern Europe (UNSDG) is 18.81, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Southern Europe (UNSDG) peaked at 18.81 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.55, in 2000.
That places Southern Europe (UNSDG) 73rd out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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 Southern Europe (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.55 | — |
| 2001 | 15.84 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 16.21 | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 16.48 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 16.83 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 17.07 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 17.38 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 17.6 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 17.8 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 17.96 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 18.08 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 18.17 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 18.21 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 18.26 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 18.27 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 18.33 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 18.36 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 18.42 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 18.47 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 18.54 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 18.61 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 18.71 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 18.81 | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.87 | 15.55 | 17.96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.31 | 18.08 | 18.54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.71 | 18.61 | 18.81 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe (UNSDG)
- 70 Peru 27.29 compare
- 71 Tunisia 26.83 compare
- 72 Slovakia 26.82 compare
- 72 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 26.82 compare
- 74 Guatemala 26.81 compare
- 75 Kyrgyzstan 26.6 compare
- 76 Azerbaijan 26.55 compare
More health data for Southern Europe (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 700.67 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 51.94 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 1.89 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 28.74 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 10.02 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 1.94 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 8.17 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Southern Europe (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Southern Europe (UNSDG) was 18.81 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Southern Europe (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 18.81 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Southern Europe (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.55 in 2000.
- How does Southern Europe (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Southern Europe (UNSDG) ranks 73rd out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Southern Europe (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern 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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