Prevalence of overweight in Denmark
Denmark: Prevalence of overweight was 44.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight in Denmark, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight in Denmark stood at 44.9%. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight in Denmark peaked at 44.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 34.8%, in 1990.
Denmark ranks 134th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34.8% | — |
| 1991 | 35.4% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 36.1% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 36.7% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 37.4% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 38.0% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 38.7% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 39.3% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 39.9% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 40.6% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 41.1% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 41.7% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 42.2% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 42.7% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 43.1% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 43.5% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 43.9% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 44.1% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 44.4% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 44.5% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 44.6% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 44.7% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 44.7% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 44.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 44.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 44.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 44.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 44.8% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 44.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 44.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 44.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 44.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 44.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.7% | 34.8% | 40.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.1% | 41.1% | 44.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.8% | 44.6% | 44.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.9% | 44.9% | 44.9% | 3 |
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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)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 0.6394 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.03 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 0.3761 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0303 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight in Denmark?
- Prevalence of overweight in Denmark was 44.9% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 44.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.8% in 1990.
- How does Denmark rank for prevalence of overweight?
- Denmark ranks 134th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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 (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight adults is the percentage of adults 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.