Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Slovenia
Slovenia: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 31.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
31.8%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
69th
of 198 countries
All-time high
32.2%
in 2015
All-time low
13.8%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Slovenia, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Slovenia stood at 31.8%.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Slovenia peaked at 32.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 1980.
Slovenia ranks 69th 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 Slovenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 13.8% | — |
| 1981 | 14.4% | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 15.0% | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 15.6% | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 16.2% | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 16.8% | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 17.5% | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 18.1% | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 18.8% | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 19.4% | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 20.0% | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 20.6% | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 21.2% | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 21.7% | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 22.3% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 22.9% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 23.4% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 24.0% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 24.6% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 25.2% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 25.8% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 26.4% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 27.1% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 27.8% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 28.4% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 29.1% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 29.8% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 30.4% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 30.9% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 31.3% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 31.7% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 31.9% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 32.0% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 32.1% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 32.2% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 32.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 32.2% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 32.2% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 32.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 32.2% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 32.1% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 32.1% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 32.0% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 31.9% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 31.8% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.5% | 13.8% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.6% | 20.0% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.7% | 25.8% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.1% | 31.7% | 32.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.0% | 31.8% | 32.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Slovenia?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Slovenia was 31.8% 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 Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 32.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 1980.
- How does Slovenia rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Slovenia ranks 69th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovenia 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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