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.
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 147th of 178 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 | Value | 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 |
Countries ranked near Democratic People's Republic of Korea
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- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.0% (2024)
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- Total official flows for infrastructure, by recipient countries 0.0032 (2022)
- Proportion of the target population who received 99.0% (2024)
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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 147th out of 178 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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