The share of obese people in Sweden has increased since 2008. In the first year of the time interval just under 12 percent of adults in Sweden had a BMI classed as obese, by 2024 this had risen to over 18 percent.
Share of people that were overweight and obese in Sweden from 2008 to 2024
*The source adds the following information "During this period the survey was sent annually to around 20,000 randomly chosen individuals". No data for 2017, 2019, and 2023.
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Folkhälsomyndigheten. (November 13, 2024). Share of people that were overweight and obese in Sweden from 2008 to 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/910768/share-of-overweight-and-obese-people-in-sweden-by-bmi/
Folkhälsomyndigheten. "Share of people that were overweight and obese in Sweden from 2008 to 2024." Chart. November 13, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/910768/share-of-overweight-and-obese-people-in-sweden-by-bmi/
Folkhälsomyndigheten. (2024). Share of people that were overweight and obese in Sweden from 2008 to 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/910768/share-of-overweight-and-obese-people-in-sweden-by-bmi/
Folkhälsomyndigheten. "Share of People That Were Overweight and Obese in Sweden from 2008 to 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/910768/share-of-overweight-and-obese-people-in-sweden-by-bmi/
Folkhälsomyndigheten, Share of people that were overweight and obese in Sweden from 2008 to 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/910768/share-of-overweight-and-obese-people-in-sweden-by-bmi/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Share of people that were overweight and obese in Sweden from 2008 to 2024 [Graph], Folkhälsomyndigheten, November 13, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/910768/share-of-overweight-and-obese-people-in-sweden-by-bmi/
