Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Serbia
Serbia: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height was 12.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Serbia, 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 Serbia is 12.2%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Serbia peaked at 18.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2020.
That places Serbia 20th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.4% | — |
| 2001 | 17.1% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 17.7% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 18.2% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 18.5% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 18.7% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 18.6% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 18.2% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 17.7% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 17.1% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 16.4% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 15.6% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 14.8% | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 14.0% | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 13.2% | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 12.5% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 11.8% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 11.3% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 10.9% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 10.7% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 10.6% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 10.7% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 11.0% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 11.5% | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 12.2% | +6.1% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 12.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5%, 1.6× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 12.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.6%, 1.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.8% | 16.4% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 10.7% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 10.6% | 12.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Serbia?
- Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Serbia was 12.2% 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, weight for height recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2020.
- How does Serbia rank for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Serbia ranks 20th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of overweight, weight for height rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia 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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About this data
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.