Adults with obesity in Serbia

Name: Adults with obesity in Serbia
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16.8% of people aged 15 and over in Serbia had obesity in 2019.

Adults with obesity % of people aged 15 and over Data: 2019 to 2019 Source: Eurostat

Serbia, 2019 16.8% % of people aged 15 and over

European Union, 2019 16.0% Official aggregate

Position in 2019 16th of 30 See the full ranking

Adults with obesity in Serbia over time

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% of people aged 15 and over. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Adults with obesity (% of people aged 15 and over), 2014 to 2019
Period	Serbia	European Union
2019	16.8%	16.0%
2014	–	14.9%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

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In short

Among the 30 countries with data for 2019, Serbia has the 16th highest value.
The figure for the European Union in 2019 was 16.0%.

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Source and dates

Original producer: Eurostat
Source: Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code: hlth_ehis_bm1e · dataset details · view at source
Selection: freq=A bmi=BMI_GE30 isced11=TOTAL age=TOTAL unit=PC
Observation period: 2019 to 2019 for Serbia
Provider update: 3 January 2024
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution: Source: Eurostat

How Serbia compares in 2019 Neighbouring positions among 30 countries with a value for 2019.

13 Poland 18.5%
14 Lithuania 18.3%
15 Portugal 17.2%
16 Serbia 16.8%
17 Austria 16.7%
18 Greece 16.2%
19 Luxembourg 16.1%

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Serbia by sex

Total 16.8%2019
Women 14.8%2019
Men 18.9%2019

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What this measures

People aged 15 and over with a body mass index of 30 or more, based on self-reported height and weight in the European Health Interview Survey, which runs about every five years.

Population covered: People aged 15 and over in private households

Survey every five to six years; based on self-reported height and weight.

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