Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Iceland
Iceland: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 57.37 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Iceland, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 57.37 for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Iceland peaked at 57.37 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 42, in 1990.
That places Iceland 86th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 42 | — |
| 1991 | 42.8 | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 43.59 | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 44.39 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 45.18 | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 45.97 | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 46.76 | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 47.55 | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 48.31 | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 49.06 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 49.78 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 50.47 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 51.11 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 51.72 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 52.31 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 52.88 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 53.46 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 53.97 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 54.33 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 54.57 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 54.77 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 54.98 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 55.17 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 55.36 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 55.55 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 55.76 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 56.02 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 56.3 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 56.58 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 56.81 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 56.99 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 57.17 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 57.37 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.56 | 42 | 49.06 | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.46 | 49.78 | 54.57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.73 | 54.77 | 56.81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.18 | 56.99 | 57.37 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Iceland?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Iceland was 57.37 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 57.37 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 42 in 1990.
- How does Iceland rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Iceland ranks 86th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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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