Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Montenegro
Montenegro: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 31.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
31.3%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
75th
of 198 countries
All-time high
31.3%
in 2023
All-time low
13.5%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Montenegro, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 31.3% for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Montenegro peaked at 31.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 1980.
That places Montenegro 75th 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 children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 13.5% | — |
| 1981 | 13.9% | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 14.4% | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 14.9% | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 15.5% | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 16.0% | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 16.5% | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 17.1% | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 17.7% | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 18.2% | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 18.8% | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 19.3% | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 19.8% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 20.3% | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 20.9% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 21.4% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 21.9% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 22.4% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 22.9% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 23.5% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 24.1% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 24.7% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 25.3% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 25.9% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 26.5% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 27.2% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 27.8% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 28.4% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 28.9% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 29.4% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 29.8% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 30.1% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 30.3% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 30.5% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 30.7% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 30.8% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 30.9% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 31.0% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 31.1% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 31.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 31.2% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 31.3% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 31.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 31.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 31.3% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.8% | 13.5% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.1% | 18.8% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.8% | 24.1% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.6% | 29.8% | 31.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.2% | 31.2% | 31.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 72 Sweden 31.5% compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1184 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,522 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0324 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate -1.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0299 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Montenegro?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Montenegro was 31.3% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 31.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 1980.
- How does Montenegro rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Montenegro ranks 75th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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 children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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