Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Europe (WHO regions)
Europe (WHO regions): Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 55.66 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Europe (WHO regions), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Europe (WHO regions) stood at 55.66. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Europe (WHO regions) peaked at 55.66 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 49.5, in 2000.
Europe (WHO regions) ranks 54th 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 (WHO regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.5 | — |
| 2001 | 49.94 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 50.38 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 50.84 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 51.25 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 51.68 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 52.06 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 52.42 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 52.72 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 53.01 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 53.27 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 53.51 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 53.7 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 53.91 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 54.11 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 54.34 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 54.54 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 54.74 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 54.94 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 55.12 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 55.3 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 55.46 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 55.66 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.38 | 49.5 | 53.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.22 | 53.27 | 55.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.48 | 55.3 | 55.66 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Europe (WHO regions)
- 51 Honduras 63.76 compare
- 52 Dominican Republic 63.31 compare
- 53 Guatemala 63.22 compare
- 54 Brazil 63 compare
- 55 Poland 62.74 compare
- 56 Antigua and Barbuda 62.67 compare
- 57 Saint Lucia 62.58 compare
More health data for Europe (WHO regions)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -22.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 7,459 (2100)
- Child deaths 12,001 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 2.43 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 35,536 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 1.18 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 23,535 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 3.61 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 45,004 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 35,257 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Europe (WHO regions)?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Europe (WHO regions) was 55.66 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Europe (WHO regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 55.66 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Europe (WHO regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.5 in 2000.
- How does Europe (WHO regions) rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Europe (WHO regions) ranks 54th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Europe (WHO regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe (WHO regions) 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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