Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Serbia
Serbia: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 32.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
32.0%
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
67th
of 198 countries
All-time high
32.0%
in 2024
All-time low
15.1%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Serbia, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Serbia stood at 32.0%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Serbia peaked at 32.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.1%, in 1980.
Serbia ranks 67th 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 Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 15.1% | — |
| 1981 | 15.4% | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 15.7% | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 16.0% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 16.3% | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 16.7% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 17.0% | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 17.4% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 17.7% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 18.1% | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 18.4% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 18.7% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 19.1% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 19.4% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 19.8% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 20.1% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 20.4% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 20.8% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 21.2% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 21.6% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 22.1% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 22.5% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 23.1% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 23.7% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 24.3% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 24.9% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 25.5% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 26.2% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 26.8% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 27.3% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 27.8% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 28.2% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 28.6% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 28.9% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 29.2% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 29.5% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 29.8% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 30.1% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 30.4% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 30.7% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 31.0% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 31.2% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 31.5% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 31.8% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 32.0% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.5% | 15.1% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.0% | 18.4% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.6% | 22.1% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.3% | 27.8% | 30.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.5% | 31.0% | 32.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Serbia?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Serbia was 32.0% 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 32.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.1% in 1980.
- How does Serbia rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Serbia ranks 67th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. 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 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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