Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Croatia
Croatia: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 64.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Croatia, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Croatia stood at 64.3%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Croatia peaked at 64.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.7%, in 1980.
That places Croatia 53rd 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 Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 41.7% | — |
| 1981 | 42.1% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 42.5% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 42.9% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 43.3% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 43.7% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 44.1% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 44.5% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 44.8% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 45.2% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 45.6% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 46.0% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 46.3% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 46.7% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 47.1% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 47.6% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 48.0% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 48.5% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 49.1% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 49.7% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 50.3% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 51.0% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 51.7% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 52.4% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 53.1% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 53.9% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 54.6% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 55.3% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 56.0% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 56.7% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 57.4% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 58.0% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 58.6% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 59.1% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 59.7% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 60.2% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 60.7% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 61.2% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 61.7% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 62.1% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 62.6% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 63.0% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 63.5% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 63.9% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 64.3% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 43.5% | 41.7% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.5% | 45.6% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.5% | 50.3% | 56.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.9% | 57.4% | 62.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.5% | 62.6% | 64.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Croatia?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Croatia was 64.3% 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 Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 64.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.7% in 1980.
- How does Croatia rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Croatia ranks 53rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. 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 Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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