Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 32.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in North Macedonia, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in North Macedonia is 32.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in North Macedonia peaked at 32.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 1980.
North Macedonia ranks 65th 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 children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 13.5% | — |
| 1981 | 13.8% | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 14.2% | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 14.5% | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 14.9% | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 15.3% | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 15.7% | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 16.1% | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 16.5% | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 17.0% | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 17.4% | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 17.8% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 18.2% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 18.6% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 19.1% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 19.5% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 20.0% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 20.5% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 21.1% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 21.6% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 22.2% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 22.8% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 23.5% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 24.2% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 24.9% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 25.7% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 26.4% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 27.1% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 27.7% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 28.2% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 28.7% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 29.2% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 29.5% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 29.8% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 30.1% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 30.3% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 30.6% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 30.8% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 31.1% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 31.3% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 31.5% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 31.8% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 32.0% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 32.2% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 32.4% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.2% | 13.5% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.4% | 17.4% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.3% | 22.2% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.1% | 28.7% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.0% | 31.5% | 32.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in North Macedonia?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in North Macedonia was 32.4% 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 North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 32.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 1980.
- How does North Macedonia rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- North Macedonia ranks 65th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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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