Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Northern Europe (UNSDG)
Northern Europe (UNSDG): Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 58.87 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Northern Europe (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Northern Europe (UNSDG) is 58.87, measured in 2022. 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 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Northern Europe (UNSDG) peaked at 58.87 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 53.14, in 2000.
That places Northern Europe (UNSDG) 42nd 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 overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Northern Europe (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.14 | — |
| 2001 | 53.85 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 54.49 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 55.05 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 55.56 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 56.05 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 56.46 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 56.79 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 57.04 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 57.32 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 57.48 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 57.61 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 57.74 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 57.8 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 57.92 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 58.05 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 58.17 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 58.3 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 58.43 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 58.54 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 58.67 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 58.75 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 58.87 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.58 | 53.14 | 57.32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 58 | 57.48 | 58.54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.76 | 58.67 | 58.87 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Northern Europe (UNSDG)
More health data for Northern Europe (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 928.7 (2100)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 24.15 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 1.61 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 28.44 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 10.35 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 1.71 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 5.96 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Northern Europe (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Northern Europe (UNSDG) was 58.87 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Northern Europe (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 58.87 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Northern Europe (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.14 in 2000.
- How does Northern Europe (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Northern Europe (UNSDG) ranks 42nd out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Northern Europe (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern 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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