Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Estonia
Estonia: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight was 5.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Estonia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 5.6% for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Estonia peaked at 5.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2000.
Estonia ranks 72nd of 148 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.6% | — |
| 2001 | 4.7% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5.1% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5.3% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 5.4% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 5.5% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 5.6% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.7% | 4.6% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 4.8% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 5.2% | 5.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More infrastructure data for Estonia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.06 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 151.13 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 227,420 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 16.72 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1657 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 227,420 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.5 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Estonia?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Estonia was 5.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2000.
- How does Estonia rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Estonia ranks 72nd out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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