Prevalence of overweight, female in Denmark
Denmark: Prevalence of overweight, female was 35.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, female in Denmark, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 35.6% for prevalence of overweight, female in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, female in Denmark peaked at 35.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 28.8%, in 1990.
That places Denmark 163rd out of 196 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight, female in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 28.8% | — |
| 1991 | 29.2% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 29.6% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 30.0% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 30.5% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 30.9% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 31.4% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 31.8% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 32.2% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 32.6% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 33.0% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 33.4% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 33.7% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 33.9% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 34.2% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 34.4% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 34.5% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 34.7% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 34.8% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 34.9% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 34.9% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 35.0% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 35.0% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 35.0% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 35.1% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 35.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 35.2% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 35.2% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 35.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 35.4% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 35.4% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 35.5% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 35.6% | +0.2% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 35.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 55.4%, 64% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 35.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 49.6%, 72% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.7% | 28.8% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.1% | 33.0% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.1% | 34.9% | 35.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.5% | 35.4% | 35.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 160 Philippines 37.8% compare
- 161 Guinea-Bissau 37.7% compare
- 162 Benin 36.2% compare
- 164 Mali 35.2% compare
- 165 Lao People's Democratic Republic 34.5% compare
- 166 Guinea 34.5% compare
More health data for Denmark
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1019 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,179 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4524 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0247 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.4338 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, female in Denmark?
- Prevalence of overweight, female in Denmark was 35.6% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 35.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.8% in 1990.
- How does Denmark rank for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Denmark ranks 163rd out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, female rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as part of Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight female adults is the percentage of females ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.