Share of children who are overweight in Estonia
Estonia: Share of children who are overweight was 5.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children who are overweight in Estonia, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF, World Health Organization and World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of children aged 0-59 months.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children who are overweight in Estonia stood at 5.6%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight in Estonia peaked at 5.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2000.
That places Estonia 79th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of children who are overweight in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % of children aged 0-59 months | 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% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 5.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.6%, 65% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 5.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.6%, 85% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
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 reference data data for Estonia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0827 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0363 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2774 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1743 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1975 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight in Estonia?
- Share of children who are overweight in Estonia was 5.6% in 2024, according to UNICEF, World Health Organization and World Bank – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are overweight recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2000.
- How does Estonia rank for share of children who are overweight?
- Estonia ranks 79th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are 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 UNICEF, World Health Organization and World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are overweight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%).