Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Serbia
Serbia: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 10.94 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
10.94
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
83rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
10.94
in 2022
All-time low
4.45
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Serbia, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 10.94 for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Serbia peaked at 10.94 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.45, in 1990.
Serbia ranks 83rd 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 children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.45 | — |
| 1991 | 4.6 | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 4.76 | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 4.92 | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 5.08 | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 5.24 | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 5.41 | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 5.58 | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 5.75 | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 5.92 | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 6.09 | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 6.29 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 6.51 | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 6.72 | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 6.95 | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 7.21 | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 7.49 | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 7.81 | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 8.12 | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 8.42 | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 8.66 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 8.84 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 8.99 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 9.17 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 9.39 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 9.59 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 9.78 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 9.95 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 10.09 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 10.23 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 10.43 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 10.67 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 10.94 | +2.5% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 10.94 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.29, 89% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 10.94 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.61, 1.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.17 | 4.45 | 5.92 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.16 | 6.09 | 8.42 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.47 | 8.66 | 10.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.68 | 10.43 | 10.94 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Serbia?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Serbia was 10.94 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.94 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.45 in 1990.
- How does Serbia rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Serbia ranks 83rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. 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 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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