Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 56.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
56.2%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
100th
of 198 countries
All-time high
56.2%
in 2024
All-time low
45.6%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 56.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 56.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.6%, in 1980.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 100th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 45.6% | — |
| 1981 | 45.8% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 46.0% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 46.2% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 46.4% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 46.6% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 46.8% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 47.0% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 47.2% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 47.4% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 47.5% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 47.7% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 47.9% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 48.0% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 48.2% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 48.4% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 48.6% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 48.8% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 49.1% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 49.4% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 49.7% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 50.0% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 50.4% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 50.8% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 51.2% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 51.6% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 51.9% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 52.3% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 52.7% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 53.0% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 53.4% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 53.7% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 54.0% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 54.2% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 54.5% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 54.7% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 54.9% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 55.1% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 55.3% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 55.5% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 55.6% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 55.8% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 55.9% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 56.1% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 56.2% | +0.3% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 56.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61.4%, 92% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 56.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 56.3%, 100% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 46.5% | 45.6% | 47.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.3% | 47.5% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.4% | 49.7% | 53.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.5% | 53.4% | 55.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.9% | 55.6% | 56.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 56.2% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 56.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.6% in 1980.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 100th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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 Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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