Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Croatia

Croatia: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 26.76 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
26.76
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
90th
of 193 countries
All-time high
26.76
in 2022
All-time low
15.68
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022

Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Croatia, 1990–2022

01020301990200620221990: 15.71991: 16.11992: 16.51993: 16.81994: 17.21995: 17.61996: 181997: 18.41998: 18.91999: 19.42000: 19.92001: 20.52002: 21.22003: 21.82004: 22.52005: 23.12006: 23.72007: 24.32008: 24.82009: 25.12010: 25.42011: 25.62012: 25.72013: 25.82014: 25.82015: 25.92016: 262017: 26.22018: 26.42019: 26.52020: 26.62021: 26.72022: 26.8

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

Croatia recorded 26.76 for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Croatia peaked at 26.76 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.68, in 1990.

That places Croatia 90th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Croatia, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) in Croatia, 1990 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1990 15.68
1991 16.07 +2.5%
1992 16.46 +2.4%
1993 16.83 +2.2%
1994 17.18 +2.1%
1995 17.57 +2.3%
1996 17.98 +2.3%
1997 18.4 +2.3%
1998 18.86 +2.5%
1999 19.36 +2.7%
2000 19.91 +2.8%
2001 20.52 +3.1%
2002 21.16 +3.1%
2003 21.8 +3.0%
2004 22.46 +3.0%
2005 23.11 +2.9%
2006 23.71 +2.6%
2007 24.26 +2.3%
2008 24.75 +2.0%
2009 25.15 +1.6%
2010 25.45 +1.2%
2011 25.64 +0.7%
2012 25.72 +0.3%
2013 25.77 +0.2%
2014 25.83 +0.2%
2015 25.91 +0.3%
2016 26.02 +0.4%
2017 26.18 +0.6%
2018 26.36 +0.7%
2019 26.52 +0.6%
2020 26.63 +0.4%
2021 26.71 +0.3%
2022 26.76 +0.2%

Croatia compared with similar countries

  • Croatia's 26.76 is below the median for high income countries, which is 29.21, 92% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
  • Croatia's 26.76 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.84, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 17.44 15.68 19.36 10
2000s 22.68 19.91 25.15 10
2010s 25.94 25.45 26.52 10
2020s 26.7 26.63 26.76 3

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 87 Georgia 27.33 compare
  2. 88 North Macedonia 27.32 compare
  3. 89 Italy 27.31 compare
  4. 91 Montenegro 26.73 compare
  5. 92 Sweden 26.72 compare
  6. 93 Slovakia 26.1 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Croatia?
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Croatia was 26.76 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 26.76 in 2022.
What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 15.68 in 1990.
How does Croatia rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
Croatia ranks 90th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Croatia data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
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Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
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