Obesity in adults — all countries

Obesity in adults — Estonia

Obesity in adults in Estonia in 2024 — 20.3%. Ranked 79 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 7.6 pp.

2024 20.3% −0.1 pp vs 2023
World rank 79of 199
Period maximum 20.9%2015
Period minimum 12.7%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Obesity in adults — Estonia, 1980–202412.51517.52022.519801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 12.7%1981: 12.8%1982: 12.9%1983: 13%1984: 13.1%1985: 13.2%1986: 13.3%1987: 13.4%1988: 13.5%1989: 13.6%1990: 13.8%1991: 13.9%1992: 14.1%1993: 14.3%1994: 14.6%1995: 14.9%1996: 15.2%1997: 15.6%1998: 16%1999: 16.4%2000: 16.9%2001: 17.3%2002: 17.8%2003: 18.3%2004: 18.7%2005: 19.1%2006: 19.4%2007: 19.7%2008: 20%2009: 20.3%2010: 20.5%2011: 20.6%2012: 20.7%2013: 20.8%2014: 20.8%2015: 20.9%2016: 20.8%2017: 20.8%2018: 20.8%2019: 20.7%2020: 20.6%2021: 20.5%2022: 20.5%2023: 20.4%2024: 20.3%
Change over the period: +7.6 pp Annual average: 0.17 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Estonia

Estonia 20.3%
World computed 16.1%
Europe & Central Asia computed 21.1%
Northern Europe computed 24.8%
High-income countries computed 24.8%
Obesity in adults — Estonia, by year Estonia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 20.3 −0.1 pp
2023 20.4 −0.1 pp
2022 20.5 −0.1 pp
2021 20.5 −0.1 pp
2020 20.6 −0.1 pp
2019 20.7 −0.1 pp
2018 20.8 −0.1 pp
2017 20.8 −0 pp
2016 20.8 −0 pp
2015 20.9 +0 pp
2014 20.8 +0 pp
2013 20.8 +0.1 pp
2012 20.7 +0.1 pp
2011 20.6 +0.2 pp
2010 20.5 +0.2 pp
2009 20.3 +0.2 pp
2008 20 +0.3 pp
2007 19.7 +0.3 pp
2006 19.4 +0.4 pp
2005 19.1 +0.4 pp
2004 18.7 +0.4 pp
2003 18.3 +0.4 pp
2002 17.8 +0.5 pp
2001 17.3 +0.5 pp
2000 16.9 +0.5 pp
1999 16.4 +0.4 pp
1998 16 +0.4 pp
1997 15.6 +0.4 pp
1996 15.2 +0.3 pp
1995 14.9 +0.3 pp
1994 14.6 +0.3 pp
1993 14.3 +0.2 pp
1992 14.1 +0.2 pp
1991 13.9 +0.2 pp
1990 13.8 +0.1 pp
1989 13.6 +0.1 pp
1988 13.5 +0.1 pp
1987 13.4 +0.1 pp
1986 13.3 +0.1 pp
1985 13.2 +0.1 pp
1984 13.1 +0.1 pp
1983 13 +0.1 pp
1982 12.9 +0.1 pp
1981 12.8 +0.1 pp
1980 12.7

About the indicator

The share of people aged 18 and over with a body mass index of 30 kg/m² and above. The series has been kept since 1980 and shows one of the fastest changes in the health of populations in the whole history of observation: in most countries the share has grown two- to threefold. The top of the ranking is held not by rich countries, as one might expect, but by the islands of Oceania and the Persian Gulf, where the shift to purchased food happened within one generation.

Important: The aggregate by country group is weighted by the whole population rather than the adult one: the share of adults differs between countries by a factor of about 1.5, so young countries get a slightly larger weight than they should.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.