Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard was 19.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
19.0%
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
34th
of 198 countries
All-time high
19.0%
in 2024
All-time low
4.4%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Bosnia and Herzegovina stood at 19.0%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 19.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 1980.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 34th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4.4% | — |
| 1981 | 4.5% | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 4.7% | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 4.9% | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 5.1% | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 5.3% | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 5.5% | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 5.7% | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 6.0% | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 6.2% | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 6.5% | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 6.7% | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 7.0% | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 7.3% | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 7.6% | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 7.9% | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 8.2% | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 8.5% | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 8.8% | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 9.2% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 9.6% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 10.0% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 10.4% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 10.8% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 11.3% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 11.8% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 12.3% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 12.7% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 13.2% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 13.6% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 14.0% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 14.4% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 14.7% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 15.0% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 15.3% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 15.6% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 15.9% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 16.3% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 16.7% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 17.0% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 17.4% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 17.8% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 18.2% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 18.6% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 19.0% | +2.1% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 19.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.9%, 1.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 19.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.9%, 1.6× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.2% | 4.4% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.8% | 6.5% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.6% | 9.6% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.5% | 14.0% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 17.4% | 19.0% | 5 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.071 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,689 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 11 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.019 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 19.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 19.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 1980.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 34th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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