Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Serbia
Serbia: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight was 12.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Serbia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 12.2% for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in 2024.
The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Serbia peaked at 18.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2020.
That places Serbia 21st out of 148 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.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight 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% |
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
More infrastructure data for Serbia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 8.18 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 123.82 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.42 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 36.69 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3679 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 2.42 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.24 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Serbia?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Serbia was 12.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2020.
- How does Serbia rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Serbia ranks 21st out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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