Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Croatia
Croatia: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 9.26 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
9.26
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
99th
of 193 countries
All-time high
9.26
in 2022
All-time low
4.15
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Croatia, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Croatia stood at 9.26. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Croatia peaked at 9.26 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.15, in 1990.
That places Croatia 99th 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 children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.15 | — |
| 1991 | 4.36 | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 4.57 | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 4.78 | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 4.98 | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 5.21 | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 5.44 | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 5.68 | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 5.93 | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 6.21 | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 6.51 | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 6.84 | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 7.17 | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 7.5 | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 7.83 | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 8.13 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 8.4 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 8.62 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 8.81 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 8.95 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 9.03 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 9.06 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 9.04 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 9.01 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 8.98 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 8.97 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 8.99 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 9.05 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 9.12 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 9.19 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 9.23 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 9.25 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 9.26 | +0.1% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 9.26 is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.55, 80% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 9.26 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.61, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.13 | 4.15 | 6.21 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.88 | 6.51 | 8.95 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.04 | 8.97 | 9.19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.25 | 9.23 | 9.26 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Croatia?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Croatia was 9.26 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.26 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.15 in 1990.
- How does Croatia rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Croatia ranks 99th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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 Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 standard deviations above the median (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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