Prevalence of overweight, female in Montenegro
Montenegro: Prevalence of overweight, female was 41.7% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Prevalence of overweight, female in Montenegro, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight, female in Montenegro stood at 41.7%. 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 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, female in Montenegro peaked at 41.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 40.6%, in 1997.
Montenegro ranks 143rd of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of overweight, female in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 41.1% | — |
| 1991 | 41.0% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 40.9% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 40.8% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 40.7% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 40.6% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 40.6% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 40.6% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 40.6% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 40.6% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 40.6% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 40.7% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 40.7% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 40.8% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 40.9% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 40.9% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 41.0% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 41.0% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 41.1% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 41.1% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 41.2% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 41.2% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 41.3% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 41.3% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 41.4% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 41.4% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 41.5% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 41.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 41.5% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 41.6% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 41.6% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 41.7% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 41.7% | +0.1% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 41.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 64.0%, 65% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 41.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 49.6%, 84% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.7% | 40.6% | 41.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.9% | 40.6% | 41.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.4% | 41.2% | 41.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.7% | 41.6% | 41.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, female in Montenegro?
- Prevalence of overweight, female in Montenegro was 41.7% 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 Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 41.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.6% in 1997.
- How does Montenegro rank for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Montenegro ranks 143rd out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, female rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Montenegro 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.