Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized) in Serbia
Serbia: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized) was 22.51 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Serbia, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Serbia is 22.51, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Serbia peaked at 22.51 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.79, in 1990.
That places Serbia 96th 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.
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized) in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.79 | — |
| 1991 | 12.88 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 12.98 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 13.09 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 13.22 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 13.36 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 13.52 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 13.7 | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 13.92 | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 14.16 | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 14.42 | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 14.7 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 14.98 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 15.27 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 15.57 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 15.88 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 16.19 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 16.52 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 16.85 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 17.19 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 17.53 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 17.87 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 18.21 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 18.57 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 18.94 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 19.33 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 19.74 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 20.17 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 20.6 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 21.05 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 21.51 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 22 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 22.51 | +2.3% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 22.51 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26.68, 84% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 22.51 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 22.51, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.36 | 12.79 | 14.16 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.76 | 14.42 | 17.19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.2 | 17.53 | 21.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.01 | 21.51 | 22.51 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Serbia?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Serbia was 22.51 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.51 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.79 in 1990.
- How does Serbia rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Serbia ranks 96th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia 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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