Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Croatia
Croatia: Mean BMI (kg/m²) was 27.4 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
27.4
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
36th
of 187 countries
All-time high
27.4
in 2016
All-time low
23.5
in 1975
Years of data
42
1975–2016
Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Croatia, 1975–2016
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2016, mean bmi (kg/m²) in Croatia stood at 27.4. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean bmi (kg/m²) in Croatia peaked at 27.4 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 23.5, in 1975.
That places Croatia 36th out of 187 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.72 | 23.5 | 24 | 5 |
| 1980s | 24.42 | 24.1 | 24.7 | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.12 | 24.8 | 25.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.06 | 25.6 | 26.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.03 | 26.7 | 27.4 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More health data for Croatia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0851 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,529 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 9 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 20,987 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 19,742 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 20,349 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 19,151 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean bmi (kg/m²) in Croatia?
- Mean bmi (kg/m²) in Croatia was 27.4 in 2016, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.4 in 2016.
- What is the lowest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.5 in 1975.
- How does Croatia rank for mean bmi (kg/m²)?
- Croatia ranks 36th out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is mean bmi (kg/m²) rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Mean BMI (kg/m²) (age-standardized estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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