Prevalence of overweight in Croatia
Croatia: Prevalence of overweight was 64.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight in Croatia, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 64.2% for prevalence of overweight in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight in Croatia peaked at 64.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 45.8%, in 1990.
That places Croatia 50th out of 196 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 in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 45.8% | — |
| 1991 | 46.2% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 46.5% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 46.9% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 47.3% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 47.7% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 48.1% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 48.6% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 49.1% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 49.6% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 50.2% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 50.8% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 51.5% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 52.2% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 52.9% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 53.5% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 54.2% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 54.9% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 55.6% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 56.2% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 56.9% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 57.5% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 58.1% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 58.7% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 59.3% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 59.9% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 60.5% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 61.2% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 61.8% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 62.4% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 63.0% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 63.6% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 64.2% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.6% | 45.8% | 49.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.2% | 50.2% | 56.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.6% | 56.9% | 62.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.6% | 63.0% | 64.2% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight in Croatia?
- Prevalence of overweight in Croatia was 64.2% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 64.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.8% in 1990.
- How does Croatia rank for prevalence of overweight?
- Croatia ranks 50th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. 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 (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight adults is the percentage of adults 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.