Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Bhutan
Bhutan: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight was 8.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Bhutan, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Bhutan is 8.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Bhutan peaked at 8.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2000.
Bhutan ranks 53rd of 148 countries 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 Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.1% | — |
| 2001 | 4.3% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 4.5% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 4.8% | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 5.5% | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 6.3% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 6.6% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 6.8% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 7.1% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 7.3% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 7.5% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 7.8% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 7.9% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 8.1% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 8.2% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 8.3% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 8.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8.2% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 8.1% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 8.0% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.2% | 4.1% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 6.6% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 8.0% | 8.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
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- 54 Costa Rica 7.9% compare
- 55 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 7.8% compare
- 56 Dominican Republic 7.5% compare
- 56 Equatorial Guinea 7.5% compare
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More infrastructure data for Bhutan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 789,606 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 99.76 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 0 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9976 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 Bhutan?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Bhutan was 8.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2000.
- How does Bhutan rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Bhutan ranks 53rd out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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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