Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male was 13.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 13.8%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 23.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 2021.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 14th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.9% | — |
| 2001 | 20.3% | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 21.3% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 22.2% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 22.9% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 23.3% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 23.4% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 23.1% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 22.6% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 22.0% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 21.2% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 20.2% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 19.3% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 18.3% | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 17.3% | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 16.4% | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 15.5% | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 14.7% | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 14.0% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 13.5% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 13.1% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 12.9% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 13.0% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 13.3% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 13.8% | +3.8% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 13.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.0%, 1.7× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 13.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.1%, 1.9× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.0% | 18.9% | 23.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 13.5% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 12.9% | 13.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,689 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 13.8% in 2024, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 23.4% in 2006.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 2021.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 14th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Prevalence of overweight, male, is the percentage of boys under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations above the median for the international reference population of the corresponding age as established by the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.