Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Montenegro
Montenegro: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height was 8.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Montenegro, 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 in Montenegro is 8.6%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Montenegro peaked at 18.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2023.
That places Montenegro 51st out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.9% | — |
| 2001 | 15.8% | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 16.7% | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 17.5% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 18.1% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 18.5% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 18.6% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 18.5% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 18.1% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 17.6% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 16.9% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 16.1% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 15.2% | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 14.3% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 13.5% | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 12.6% | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 11.8% | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 11.1% | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 10.4% | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 9.8% | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 9.3% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 8.9% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 8.6% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 8.6% | +0.0% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 8.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5%, 1.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 8.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.6%, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.4% | 14.9% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 9.8% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 8.6% | 9.3% | 5 |
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More health data for Montenegro
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1184 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,522 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0271 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Montenegro?
- Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Montenegro was 8.6% in 2024, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight, weight for height recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 18.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, weight for height recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2023.
- How does Montenegro rank for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Montenegro ranks 51st out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of overweight, weight for height rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montenegro 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 (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Prevalence of overweight children is the percentage of children 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.