Prevalence of overweight in Montenegro
Montenegro: Prevalence of overweight was 50.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight in Montenegro, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight in Montenegro stood at 50.0%. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight in Montenegro peaked at 50.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 38.6%, in 1990.
Montenegro ranks 122nd 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 in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 38.6% | — |
| 1991 | 39.0% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 39.4% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 39.7% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 40.0% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 40.4% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 40.7% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 41.0% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 41.4% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 41.8% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 42.2% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 42.6% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 43.1% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 43.5% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 44.0% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 44.4% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 44.8% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 45.2% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 45.6% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 46.0% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 46.4% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 46.7% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 47.0% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 47.3% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 47.6% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 47.9% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 48.2% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 48.5% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 48.8% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 49.1% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 49.4% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 49.7% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 50.0% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.2% | 38.6% | 41.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.1% | 42.2% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.8% | 46.4% | 49.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.7% | 49.4% | 50.0% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight in Montenegro?
- Prevalence of overweight in Montenegro was 50.0% 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 Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 50.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.6% in 1990.
- How does Montenegro rank for prevalence of overweight?
- Montenegro ranks 122nd out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (% 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.