Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Serbia
Serbia: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 54.27 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Serbia, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Serbia stood at 54.27. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Serbia peaked at 54.27 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 45.66, in 1990.
That places Serbia 106th 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 overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 45.66 | — |
| 1991 | 45.8 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 45.94 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 46.07 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 46.21 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 46.36 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 46.53 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 46.72 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 46.95 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 47.2 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 47.49 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 47.8 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 48.14 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 48.48 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 48.83 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 49.17 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 49.51 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 49.85 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 50.17 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 50.48 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 50.77 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 51.05 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 51.32 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 51.59 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 51.87 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 52.16 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 52.45 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 52.75 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 53.04 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 53.34 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 53.64 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 53.95 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 54.27 | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.34 | 45.66 | 47.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.99 | 47.49 | 50.48 | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.03 | 50.77 | 53.34 | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.95 | 53.64 | 54.27 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Serbia?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Serbia was 54.27 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 54.27 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.66 in 1990.
- How does Serbia rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Serbia ranks 106th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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 overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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