Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) was 3.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per pop u5.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Democratic People's Republic of Korea is 3.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 83.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Democratic People's Republic of Korea peaked at 3.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2000.
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 149th of 180 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 Democratic People's Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | per pop u5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.0% | — |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | +6.9% |
| 2024 | 3.3% | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.6% | 3.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Democratic People's Republic of Korea was 3.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2000.
- How does Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 149th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic People's Republic of Korea 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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