Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Montenegro
Montenegro: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 49.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Montenegro, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 49.5% for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Montenegro peaked at 49.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.1%, in 1980.
That places Montenegro 126th 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 Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 35.1% | — |
| 1981 | 35.5% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 35.9% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 36.3% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 36.8% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 37.2% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 37.6% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 38.0% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 38.5% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 38.9% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 39.2% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 39.6% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 40.0% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 40.3% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 40.7% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 41.0% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 41.3% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 41.7% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 42.1% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 42.5% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 42.9% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 43.4% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 43.9% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 44.3% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 44.8% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 45.2% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 45.7% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 46.1% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 46.5% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 46.9% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 47.2% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 47.6% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 47.8% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 48.1% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 48.3% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 48.5% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 48.7% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 48.8% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 48.9% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 49.0% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 49.1% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 49.2% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 49.3% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 49.4% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 49.5% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.0% | 35.1% | 38.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.8% | 39.2% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.0% | 42.9% | 46.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.3% | 47.2% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.3% | 49.1% | 49.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Montenegro?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Montenegro was 49.5% 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 Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 49.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.1% in 1980.
- How does Montenegro rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Montenegro ranks 126th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro 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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