Child adolescent obesity, annual growth rate in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Child adolescent obesity, annual growth rate was 0.544 % change on previous year in 2024. ▼ Falling
Child adolescent obesity, annual growth rate in North Macedonia, 1981–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 0.544 % change on previous year for child adolescent obesity, annual growth rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of down 26.9% on the previous year and down 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child adolescent obesity, annual growth rate in North Macedonia peaked at 2.9 % change on previous year in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.544 % change on previous year, in 2024.
North Macedonia ranks 163rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Child adolescent obesity, annual growth rate in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 2.16 % change on previous year | — |
| 1982 | 2.2 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 2.31 % change on previous year | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 2.44 % change on previous year | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 2.49 % change on previous year | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 2.5 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 2.44 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 2.4 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 2.32 % change on previous year | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 2.21 % change on previous year | -5.0% |
| 1991 | 2.12 % change on previous year | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 2.14 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 2.2 % change on previous year | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 2.24 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 2.28 % change on previous year | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 2.31 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 2.34 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 2.41 % change on previous year | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 2.49 % change on previous year | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 2.6 % change on previous year | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 2.7 % change on previous year | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 2.82 % change on previous year | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 2.89 % change on previous year | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 2.9 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 2.83 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 2.71 % change on previous year | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 2.62 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 2.38 % change on previous year | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 1.95 % change on previous year | -18.0% |
| 2010 | 1.55 % change on previous year | -20.5% |
| 2011 | 1.31 % change on previous year | -15.6% |
| 2012 | 1.12 % change on previous year | -14.6% |
| 2013 | 1.03 % change on previous year | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 1.05 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 1.06 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.04 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 1.01 % change on previous year | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 1.02 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.09 % change on previous year | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 1.11 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9808 % change on previous year | -11.6% |
| 2022 | 0.8531 % change on previous year | -13.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7441 % change on previous year | -12.8% |
| 2024 | 0.544 % change on previous year | -26.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.36 % change on previous year | 2.16 % change on previous year | 2.5 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1990s | 2.28 % change on previous year | 2.12 % change on previous year | 2.49 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.64 % change on previous year | 1.95 % change on previous year | 2.9 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.13 % change on previous year | 1.01 % change on previous year | 1.55 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8463 % change on previous year | 0.544 % change on previous year | 1.11 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 160 Lithuania 0.5713 % change on previous year compare
- 161 Kuwait 0.5659 % change on previous year compare
- 162 Kiribati 0.5545 % change on previous year compare
- 164 Russia 0.4652 % change on previous year compare
- 165 Slovakia 0.3751 % change on previous year compare
- 166 Belarus 0.3563 % change on previous year compare
More health data for North Macedonia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,700 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0219 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0114 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 21 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child adolescent obesity, annual growth rate in North Macedonia?
- Child adolescent obesity, annual growth rate in North Macedonia was 0.544 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest child adolescent obesity, annual growth rate recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9 % change on previous year in 2004.
- What is the lowest child adolescent obesity, annual growth rate recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.544 % change on previous year in 2024.
- How does North Macedonia rank for child adolescent obesity, annual growth rate?
- North Macedonia ranks 163rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child adolescent obesity, annual growth rate rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Child adolescent obesity, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Child adolescent obesity. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Child adolescent obesity. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.