Mean body mass index bmi in adult males in Sweden
Sweden: Mean body mass index bmi in adult males was 26.7 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
26.7
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
62nd
of 188 countries
All-time high
26.7
in 2015
All-time low
23.4
in 1975
Years of data
42
1975–2016
Mean body mass index bmi in adult males in Sweden, 1975–2016
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mean body mass index bmi in adult males in Sweden is 26.7, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean body mass index bmi in adult males in Sweden peaked at 26.7 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 23.4, in 1975.
Sweden ranks 62nd of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Mean body mass index bmi in adult males in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 23.4 | — |
| 1976 | 23.5 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 23.6 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 23.7 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 23.8 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 23.8 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 23.9 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 24 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 24.1 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 24.2 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 24.2 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 24.3 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 24.4 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 24.5 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 24.5 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 24.6 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 24.7 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 24.8 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 24.9 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 25 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 25.1 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 25.2 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 25.3 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 25.4 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 25.5 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 25.6 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 25.7 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 25.8 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 25.9 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 26 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 26.1 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 26.2 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 26.2 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 26.3 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 26.4 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 26.4 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 26.5 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 26.5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 26.6 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 26.6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 26.7 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 26.7 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.6 | 23.4 | 23.8 | 5 |
| 1980s | 24.19 | 23.8 | 24.5 | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.05 | 24.6 | 25.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.02 | 25.6 | 26.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.57 | 26.4 | 26.7 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 60 Costa Rica 26.8 compare
- 60 El Salvador 26.8 compare
- 62 Switzerland 26.7 compare
- 64 Belgium 26.6 compare
- 64 Ecuador 26.6 compare
- 64 Fiji 26.6 compare
- 64 Republic of Moldova 26.6 compare
- 64 Serbia 26.6 compare
- 64 Slovenia 26.6 compare
- 64 Trinidad and Tobago 26.6 compare
- 64 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 26.6 compare
More reference data data for Sweden
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2237 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9766 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.12 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean body mass index bmi in adult males in Sweden?
- Mean body mass index bmi in adult males in Sweden was 26.7 in 2016, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mean body mass index bmi in adult males recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 26.7 in 2015.
- What is the lowest mean body mass index bmi in adult males recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.4 in 1975.
- How does Sweden rank for mean body mass index bmi in adult males?
- Sweden ranks 62nd out of 188 countries with data for 2016.
- Is mean body mass index bmi in adult males rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Mean body mass index bmi in adult males. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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