Prevalence of overweight (% of adults) in Greenland
Greenland: Prevalence of overweight (% of adults) was 59.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight in Greenland, 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 Greenland stood at 59.0%. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight in Greenland peaked at 59.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 40.4%, in 1990.
Greenland ranks 79th 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 (% of adults) in Greenland, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 40.4% | — |
| 1991 | 41.0% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 41.6% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 42.2% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 42.9% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 43.6% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 44.3% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 45.0% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 45.7% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 46.4% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 47.1% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 47.9% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 48.5% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 49.2% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 49.9% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 50.5% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 51.1% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 51.7% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 52.3% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 52.8% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 53.3% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 53.8% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 54.2% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 54.7% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 55.1% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 55.6% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 56.1% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 56.6% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 57.1% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 57.6% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 58.0% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 58.5% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 59.0% | +0.8% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 59.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 60.7%, 97% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 59.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 57.1%, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.3% | 40.4% | 46.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.1% | 47.1% | 52.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.4% | 53.3% | 57.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.5% | 58.0% | 59.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3856 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 362 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 340 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3557 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.3129 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1065 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight in Greenland?
- Prevalence of overweight in Greenland was 59.0% 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 Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 59.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.4% in 1990.
- How does Greenland rank for prevalence of overweight?
- Greenland ranks 79th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greenland 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.