Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Serbia
Serbia: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 53.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
53.2%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
117th
of 198 countries
All-time high
53.2%
in 2024
All-time low
43.7%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Serbia, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Serbia stood at 53.2%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Serbia peaked at 53.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.7%, in 1980.
That places Serbia 117th 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 Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 43.7% | — |
| 1981 | 43.9% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 44.1% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 44.3% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 44.5% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 44.7% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 44.9% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 45.1% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 45.3% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 45.4% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 45.6% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 45.7% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 45.8% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 46.0% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 46.1% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 46.2% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 46.4% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 46.6% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 46.8% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 47.1% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 47.4% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 47.7% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 48.0% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 48.4% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 48.7% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 49.1% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 49.4% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 49.8% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 50.1% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 50.4% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 50.7% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 51.0% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 51.3% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 51.5% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 51.7% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 51.9% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 52.1% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 52.3% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 52.4% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 52.5% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 52.6% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 52.8% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 52.9% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 53.0% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 53.2% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 44.6% | 43.7% | 45.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.2% | 45.6% | 47.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.9% | 47.4% | 50.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.7% | 50.7% | 52.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.9% | 52.6% | 53.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Serbia?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Serbia was 53.2% 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 53.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.7% in 1980.
- How does Serbia rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Serbia ranks 117th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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 Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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