Children moderately or severely overweight in Northern Europe
Northern Europe: Children moderately or severely overweight was 427.1 num th in 2024. β² Rising
Children moderately or severely overweight in Northern Europe, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
In 2024, children moderately or severely overweight in Northern Europe stood at 427.1 num th.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Northern Europe peaked at 475.8 num th in 2016 and was at its lowest, 367.6 num th, in 2001.
Northern Europe ranks 32nd of 35 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 389.25 num th | 367.6 num th | 435.4 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 467.73 num th | 447.6 num th | 475.8 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 442.8 num th | 427.1 num th | 458.8 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Europe
- 29 Syrian Arab Republic 270.5 num th compare
- 30 Iraq 258.5 num th compare
- 31 Mozambique 256.1 num th compare
- 32 Melanesia 246 num th compare
- 33 Uzbekistan 245.6 num th compare
- 34 Peru 242.4 num th compare
- 35 Colombia 239.9 num th compare
More development goals data for Northern Europe
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.8357 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 6,251 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 368 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 354 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 184 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 231 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 553 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 631 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 10.05 ltpureal (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 166.4 num th (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Northern Europe?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Northern Europe was 427.1 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Northern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 475.8 num th in 2016.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Northern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 367.6 num th in 2001.
- How does Northern Europe rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Northern Europe ranks 32nd out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Northern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Europe data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Children moderately or severely overweight (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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