Prevalence of overweight, female in Greece
Greece: Prevalence of overweight, female was 54.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, female in Greece, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight, female in Greece stood at 54.7%. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, female in Greece peaked at 54.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 46.1%, in 1990.
That places Greece 99th out of 196 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, female in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 46.1% | — |
| 1991 | 46.4% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 46.6% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 46.9% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 47.2% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 47.5% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 47.9% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 48.2% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 48.6% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 49.0% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 49.4% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 49.8% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 50.2% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 50.5% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 50.9% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 51.2% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 51.5% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 51.8% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 52.1% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 52.4% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 52.6% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 52.8% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 53.0% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 53.2% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 53.4% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 53.6% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 53.7% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 53.9% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 54.0% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 54.2% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 54.4% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 54.5% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 54.7% | +0.3% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 54.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 55.4%, 99% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Greece's 54.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 49.6%, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.5% | 46.1% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.0% | 49.4% | 52.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.4% | 52.6% | 54.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.5% | 54.4% | 54.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Greece
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, female in Greece?
- Prevalence of overweight, female in Greece was 54.7% 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 54.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.1% in 1990.
- How does Greece rank for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Greece ranks 99th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, female rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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.