Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Greenland
Greenland: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese was 2.4% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Greenland, 1975–2014
Source: NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Greenland is 2.4%, measured in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Greenland peaked at 5.2% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2011.
That places Greenland 130th out of 198 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Greenland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 5.2% | — |
| 1976 | 5.0% | -3.8% |
| 1977 | 4.8% | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 4.7% | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 4.6% | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 4.4% | -4.3% |
| 1981 | 4.3% | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 4.2% | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 4.0% | -4.8% |
| 1984 | 3.9% | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 3.8% | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 3.7% | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 3.6% | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 3.5% | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 3.4% | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 3.3% | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3.2% | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3.1% | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 3.0% | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2.9% | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.8% | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.7% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.9% | 4.6% | 5.2% | 5 |
| 1980s | 3.9% | 3.5% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.5% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 130 Antigua and Barbuda 2.4% compare
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- 130 El Salvador 2.4% compare
- 130 Estonia 2.4% compare
- 130 Panama 2.4% compare
- 130 Paraguay 2.4% compare
- 130 Ukraine 2.4% compare
More health data for Greenland
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,447 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- 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)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 336 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.1153 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4749 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 354 (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.1299 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Greenland?
- Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Greenland was 2.4% in 2014, according to NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 1975.
- What is the lowest share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2011.
- How does Greenland rank for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Greenland ranks 130th out of 198 countries with data for 2014.
- Is share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of women (% of adult population), who are underweight, healthy/normal, overweight or obese based on body mass index (BMI). Body Mass Index (BMI) is a person's weight divided by their height squared. The WHO define a BMI <=18.5 as underweight; 18.6 to 25.0 as normal/healthy; 25.1 to 30 as overweight; and >30.0 as obese.