Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Croatia
Croatia: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 71.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Croatia, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Croatia is 71.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Croatia peaked at 71.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.7%, in 1980.
That places Croatia 29th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 43.7% | — |
| 1981 | 44.2% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 44.8% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 45.3% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 45.8% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 46.3% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 46.8% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 47.3% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 47.9% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 48.4% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 48.9% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 49.4% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 50.0% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 50.6% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 51.2% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 51.8% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 52.4% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 53.1% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 53.8% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 54.5% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 55.3% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 56.0% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 56.8% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 57.5% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 58.3% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 59.1% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 59.9% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 60.6% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 61.4% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 62.1% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 62.9% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 63.6% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 64.3% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 65.0% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 65.6% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 66.2% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 66.9% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 67.6% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 68.2% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 68.8% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 69.3% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 69.8% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 70.2% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 70.6% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 71.0% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 46.0% | 43.7% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.6% | 48.9% | 54.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.7% | 55.3% | 62.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.9% | 62.9% | 68.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.2% | 69.3% | 71.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Croatia?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Croatia was 71.0% 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 Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 71.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.7% in 1980.
- How does Croatia rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Croatia ranks 29th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. 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 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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