Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight was 1.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Bangladesh, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 1.6% for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Bangladesh peaked at 2.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2000.
Bangladesh ranks 143rd of 148 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7% | — |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +14.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More infrastructure data for Bangladesh
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 187.58 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 108.08 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 284,748 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.1641 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0016 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 284,748 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.08 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Bangladesh?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Bangladesh was 1.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2000.
- How does Bangladesh rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Bangladesh ranks 143rd out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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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