Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Serbia
Serbia: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard was 13.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
13.7%
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
79th
of 198 countries
All-time high
13.7%
in 2024
All-time low
4.2%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Serbia, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Serbia is 13.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Serbia peaked at 13.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 1980.
Serbia ranks 79th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4.2% | — |
| 1981 | 4.3% | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 4.5% | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 4.6% | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 4.8% | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 5.0% | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 5.2% | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 5.4% | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 5.6% | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 5.9% | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 6.1% | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 6.3% | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 6.5% | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 6.8% | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 7.0% | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 7.2% | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 7.5% | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 7.7% | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 8.0% | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 8.2% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 8.5% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 8.8% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 9.1% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 9.4% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 9.8% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 10.1% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 10.5% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 10.8% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 11.1% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 11.4% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 11.6% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 11.8% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 11.9% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 12.1% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 12.2% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 12.3% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 12.4% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 12.6% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 12.9% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 13.1% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 13.2% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 13.4% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 13.5% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 13.7% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.0% | 4.2% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.1% | 6.1% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.9% | 8.5% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 11.6% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.4% | 13.1% | 13.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Serbia?
- Obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Serbia was 13.7% 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 1980.
- How does Serbia rank for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Serbia ranks 79th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia 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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