Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Montenegro
Montenegro: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) was 8.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
8.6%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
51st
of 162 countries
All-time high
18.6%
in 2006
All-time low
8.6%
in 2023
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Montenegro, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Montenegro stood at 8.6%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Montenegro peaked at 18.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2023.
Montenegro ranks 51st of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.9% | — |
| 2001 | 15.8% | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 16.7% | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 17.5% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 18.1% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 18.5% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 18.6% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 18.5% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 18.1% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 17.6% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 16.9% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 16.1% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 15.2% | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 14.3% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 13.5% | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 12.6% | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 11.8% | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 11.1% | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 10.4% | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 9.8% | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 9.3% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 8.9% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 8.6% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 8.6% | +0.0% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 8.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 8.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.6%, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.4% | 14.9% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 9.8% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 8.6% | 9.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Montenegro?
- Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Montenegro was 8.6% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 18.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2023.
- How does Montenegro rank for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Montenegro ranks 51st out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% weight-for-height >+2 SD), model-based estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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