Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Armenia
Armenia: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight was 12.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Armenia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 12.9% for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in 2024.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Armenia peaked at 15.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 2000.
Armenia ranks 17th of 148 countries on this measure, 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 Armenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.9% | — |
| 2001 | 12.5% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 13.1% | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 13.8% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 14.4% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 14.8% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 15.2% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 15.4% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 15.5% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 15.4% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 15.3% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 15.1% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 14.8% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 14.4% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 14.0% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 13.6% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 13.2% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 12.9% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 12.6% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 12.4% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 12.2% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 12.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 12.3% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 12.5% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 12.9% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.2% | 11.9% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 12.4% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 12.2% | 12.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
- 14 Algeria 13.3% compare
- 15 Barbados 13.0% compare
- 15 Bosnia and Herzegovina 13.0% compare
- 18 South Africa 12.8% compare
- 19 Mongolia 12.3% compare
- 19 North Macedonia 12.3% compare
More infrastructure data for Armenia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.01 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 134.89 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 297,328 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 10 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.098 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -10.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 297,328 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.32 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Armenia?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Armenia was 12.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 2000.
- How does Armenia rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Armenia ranks 17th out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Armenia 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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