Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Europe and Northern America (UNSDG)
Europe and Northern America (UNSDG): Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 59.64 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Europe and Northern America (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Europe and Northern America (UNSDG) recorded 59.64 for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Europe and Northern America (UNSDG) peaked at 59.64 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 52.41, in 2000.
Europe and Northern America (UNSDG) ranks 38th of 156 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Europe and Northern America (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52.41 | — |
| 2001 | 52.94 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 53.48 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 54.03 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 54.5 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 55 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 55.46 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 55.89 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 56.26 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 56.6 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 56.9 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 57.19 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 57.42 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 57.66 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 57.88 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 58.13 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 58.35 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 58.57 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 58.8 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 59.03 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 59.24 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 59.44 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 59.64 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.66 | 52.41 | 56.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.99 | 56.9 | 59.03 | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.44 | 59.24 | 59.64 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Europe and Northern America (UNSDG)
- 35 Türkiye 67.57 compare
- 36 New Zealand 67.44 compare
- 37 Barbados 67.16 compare
- 38 Costa Rica 66.94 compare
- 39 Ecuador 66.75 compare
- 40 El Salvador 66.17 compare
- 41 Oman 66.16 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 overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Europe and Northern America (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Europe and Northern America (UNSDG) was 59.64 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Europe and Northern America (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 59.64 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Europe and Northern America (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.41 in 2000.
- How does Europe and Northern America (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Europe and Northern America (UNSDG) ranks 38th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Europe and Northern America (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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 overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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