Prevalence of overweight, female in Croatia
Croatia: Prevalence of overweight, female was 56.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, female in Croatia, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 56.2% for prevalence of overweight, female in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, female in Croatia peaked at 56.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 40.3%, in 1990.
Croatia ranks 91st of 196 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 overweight, female in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 40.3% | — |
| 1991 | 40.5% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 40.7% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 41.0% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 41.2% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 41.5% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 41.9% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 42.2% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 42.6% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 43.1% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 43.6% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 44.1% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 44.6% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 45.2% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 45.8% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 46.4% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 47.0% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 47.5% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 48.1% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 48.7% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 49.3% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 49.9% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 50.5% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 51.0% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 51.6% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 52.2% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 52.8% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 53.4% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 53.9% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 54.5% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 55.1% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 55.6% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 56.2% | +1.0% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 56.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 55.4%, 1.0× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 56.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 49.6%, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.5% | 40.3% | 43.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.1% | 43.6% | 48.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.9% | 49.3% | 54.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.7% | 55.1% | 56.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 88 Tajikistan 57.0% compare
- 89 Pakistan 56.8% compare
- 90 Malta 56.7% compare
- 92 Papua New Guinea 56.2% compare
- 93 Romania 56.1% compare
- 94 Cape Verde 55.8% compare
More health data for Croatia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0851 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,529 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7791 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0206 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.7449 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, female in Croatia?
- Prevalence of overweight, female in Croatia was 56.2% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 56.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.3% in 1990.
- How does Croatia rank for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Croatia ranks 91st out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, female rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as part of Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight female adults is the percentage of females ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.