Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized) in Montenegro
Montenegro: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized) was 18 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
18
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
123rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
18
in 2022
All-time low
9.4
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Montenegro, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Montenegro stood at 18. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Montenegro peaked at 18 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.4, in 1990.
Montenegro ranks 123rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized) in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.4 | — |
| 1991 | 9.56 | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 9.71 | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 9.88 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 10.05 | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 10.23 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 10.43 | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 10.65 | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 10.89 | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 11.14 | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 11.41 | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 11.68 | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 11.96 | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 12.24 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 12.52 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 12.81 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 13.09 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 13.38 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 13.67 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 13.95 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 14.23 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 14.51 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 14.78 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 15.06 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 15.35 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 15.64 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 15.95 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 16.26 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 16.58 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 16.91 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 17.26 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 17.62 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 18 | +2.2% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 18 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26.68, 67% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 18 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 22.51, 80% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.19 | 9.4 | 11.14 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.67 | 11.41 | 13.95 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.53 | 14.23 | 16.91 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.63 | 17.26 | 18 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Montenegro?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Montenegro was 18 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 18 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4 in 1990.
- How does Montenegro rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Montenegro ranks 123rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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