Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 63.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
63.3%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
77th
of 198 countries
All-time high
63.3%
in 2024
All-time low
42.9%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 63.3% for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) 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 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 63.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.9%, in 1980.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 77th 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.
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 42.9% | — |
| 1981 | 43.2% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 43.5% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 43.8% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 44.2% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 44.6% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 45.1% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 45.5% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 46.0% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 46.5% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 47.0% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 47.6% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 48.7% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 50.3% | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 51.3% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 51.5% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 51.0% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 50.6% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 50.7% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 50.9% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 51.1% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 51.5% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 51.9% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 52.4% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 53.1% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 53.7% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 54.4% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 55.1% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 55.8% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 56.5% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 57.3% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 58.0% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 58.8% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 59.5% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 60.0% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 60.5% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 60.9% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 61.3% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 61.7% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 62.0% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 62.4% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 62.7% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 62.9% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 63.1% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 63.3% | +0.3% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 63.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 63.3%, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 63.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 61.1%, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 44.5% | 42.9% | 46.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.0% | 47.0% | 51.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.6% | 51.1% | 56.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.0% | 57.3% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.9% | 62.4% | 63.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 63.3% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 63.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.9% in 1980.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 77th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. 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 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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