Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Europe (UNSDG)
Europe (UNSDG): Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 54.03 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Europe (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Europe (UNSDG) stood at 54.03. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Europe (UNSDG) peaked at 54.03 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 49.25, in 2000.
Europe (UNSDG) ranks 57th 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 overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Europe (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.25 | — |
| 2001 | 49.64 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 50.04 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 50.47 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 50.84 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 51.24 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 51.58 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 51.9 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 52.15 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 52.39 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 52.59 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 52.76 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 52.88 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 53.01 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 53.13 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 53.27 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 53.38 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 53.49 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 53.61 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 53.72 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 53.82 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 53.91 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 54.03 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.95 | 49.25 | 52.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.19 | 52.59 | 53.72 | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.92 | 53.82 | 54.03 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Europe (UNSDG)
- 54 Brazil 63 compare
- 55 Poland 62.74 compare
- 56 Antigua and Barbuda 62.67 compare
- 57 Saint Lucia 62.58 compare
- 58 Uzbekistan 62.46 compare
- 59 Hungary 62.17 compare
- 60 Albania 62.16 compare
More health data for Europe (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -2.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 8,006 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 1.98 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 0.7189 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5479 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 22,306 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Europe (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Europe (UNSDG) was 54.03 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Europe (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 54.03 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Europe (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.25 in 2000.
- How does Europe (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Europe (UNSDG) ranks 57th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Europe (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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 overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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