Prevalence of overweight in Serbia
Serbia: Prevalence of overweight was 54.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight in Serbia, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 54.3% for prevalence of overweight in 2022. 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 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight in Serbia peaked at 54.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 45.7%, in 1990.
Serbia ranks 109th 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 Serbia, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 45.7% | — |
| 1991 | 45.8% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 45.9% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 46.1% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 46.2% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 46.4% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 46.5% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 46.7% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 47.0% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 47.2% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 47.5% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 47.8% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 48.1% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 48.5% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 48.8% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 49.2% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 49.5% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 49.9% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 50.2% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 50.5% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 50.8% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 51.0% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 51.3% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 51.6% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 51.9% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 52.2% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 52.5% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 52.8% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 53.0% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 53.3% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 53.6% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 54.0% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 54.3% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.3% | 45.7% | 47.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.0% | 47.5% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.0% | 50.8% | 53.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.0% | 53.6% | 54.3% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight in Serbia?
- Prevalence of overweight in Serbia was 54.3% 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 54.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.7% in 1990.
- How does Serbia rank for prevalence of overweight?
- Serbia ranks 109th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight 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 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.