Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight was 4.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Afghanistan, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 4.4% for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Afghanistan peaked at 5.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2020.
Afghanistan ranks 99th of 148 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.8% | — |
| 2001 | 4.9% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4.9% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.6% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.9% | 4.8% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 4.5% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More infrastructure data for Afghanistan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 25.63 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 60.1 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 181,963 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.4389 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0044 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 12.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 181,963 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.601 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Afghanistan?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Afghanistan was 4.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2020.
- How does Afghanistan rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Afghanistan ranks 99th out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan 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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