Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Djibouti
Djibouti: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) was 5.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Djibouti, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per pop u5.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Djibouti stood at 5.5%.
That represents a change of up 48.6% on the previous year and up 400.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Djibouti peaked at 6.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2015.
Djibouti ranks 92nd of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | per pop u5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.0% | — |
| 2001 | 5.2% | -13.3% |
| 2002 | 4.6% | -11.5% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | -13.0% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | -12.5% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | -14.3% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | -13.3% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | -15.4% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | -13.6% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | -11.8% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | -13.3% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | +23.1% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | +25.0% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | +35.0% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | +37.0% |
| 2024 | 5.5% | +48.6% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 5.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.5%, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 5.5% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8.7%, 63% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Djibouti changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +48.6% | 3.7% | 5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.5% | 1.7% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 1.6% | 5.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
More infrastructure data for Djibouti
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 558,607 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 48.45 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 28,673 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.49 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0249 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.66 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 28,673 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.4845 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Djibouti?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Djibouti was 5.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2015.
- How does Djibouti rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Djibouti ranks 92nd out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 400.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Djibouti 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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