Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Asia
Asia: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight was 5.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Asia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Asia stood at 5.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Asia peaked at 5.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2000.
Asia ranks 12th of 21 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.2% | — |
| 2001 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4.4% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4.5% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.6% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.7% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5.0% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.3% | 4.2% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 4.6% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 4.9% | 5.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Asia
More infrastructure data for Asia
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted 23.3% (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of 90.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 38.7% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 42.9% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 32.7% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 30.4% (2024)
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 3.0% (2024)
- Total official flows for infrastructure, by recipient countries 37,319 (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 10.04 (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 88.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Asia?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Asia was 5.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2000.
- How does Asia rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Asia ranks 12th out of 21 regions with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Asia 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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