Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Western Europe (UNSDG)
Western Europe (UNSDG): Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 45.6 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Western Europe (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Western Europe (UNSDG) is 45.6, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Western Europe (UNSDG) peaked at 48.49 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 45.6, in 2022.
That places Western Europe (UNSDG) 72nd out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Western Europe (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47.44 | — |
| 2001 | 47.69 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 47.88 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 48.11 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 48.24 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 48.38 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 48.45 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 48.49 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 48.43 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 48.36 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 48.22 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 48.03 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 47.83 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 47.6 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 47.4 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 47.2 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 46.99 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 46.75 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 46.53 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 46.29 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 46.05 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 45.83 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 45.6 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.15 | 47.44 | 48.49 | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.28 | 46.29 | 48.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.83 | 45.6 | 46.05 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe (UNSDG)
More health data for Western Europe (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 1,618 (2100)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 15.76 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 2.35 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 21.1 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 6.37 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 2.48 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 6.84 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Western Europe (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Western Europe (UNSDG) was 45.6 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Western Europe (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 48.49 in 2007.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Western Europe (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.6 in 2022.
- How does Western Europe (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Western Europe (UNSDG) ranks 72nd out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Western Europe (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Western 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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