Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Comoros
Comoros: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) was 3.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Comoros, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Comoros is 3.9%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 55.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Comoros peaked at 15.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2024.
That places Comoros 135th out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Comoros, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.3% | — |
| 2001 | 14.2% | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 14.9% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 15.5% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 15.8% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 15.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 15.5% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 15.0% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 14.3% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 13.5% | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 12.5% | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 11.6% | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 10.6% | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 9.6% | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 8.7% | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 7.9% | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | -10.1% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | -9.9% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 4.3% | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 4.1% | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 3.9% | -4.9% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 3.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.5%, 88% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 3.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.2%, 93% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.8% | 13.3% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 5.3% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 3.9% | 4.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
More infrastructure data for Comoros
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 934,198 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 109.86 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 8,823 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.04 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0104 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 19.72 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 8,823 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.1 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Comoros?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Comoros was 3.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 15.8% in 2004.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2024.
- How does Comoros rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Comoros ranks 135th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Comoros 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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