Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese in Greenland
Greenland: Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese was 0.6% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese in Greenland, 1975–2014
Source: NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2014, share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese in Greenland stood at 0.6%. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese in Greenland peaked at 2.7% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2010.
Greenland ranks 148th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.5% | 2.2% | 2.7% | 5 |
| 1980s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
More reference data data for Greenland
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.7088 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 5.41 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.3783 °C (2026)
- Winter temperature anomalies 4.1 °C (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies 46.03 millimeters (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.8 °C (2025)
- Annual precipitation 482.24 millimeters (2025)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 77.4% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 30 metric tons (2024)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 68.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese in Greenland?
- Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese in Greenland was 0.6% in 2014, according to NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 1975.
- What is the lowest share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2010.
- How does Greenland rank for share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese?
- Greenland ranks 148th out of 198 countries with data for 2014.
- Is share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. 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 men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of men (% 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.