Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight was 10.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Eastern Asia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Eastern Asia stood at 10.1%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 48.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Eastern Asia peaked at 10.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2000.
Eastern Asia ranks 3rd of 30 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.1% | — |
| 2001 | 6.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6.2% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6.3% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 6.4% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 6.7% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 7.2% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 7.4% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 7.7% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 8.0% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 8.3% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 8.7% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 9.1% | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 9.6% | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 10.1% | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.1% | 6.1% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 6.3% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 8.3% | 10.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
- 1 Australia 26.4% compare
- 2 Australia and New Zealand 23.4% compare
- 3 Papua New Guinea 18.5% compare
- 3 Viet Nam 10.5% compare
- 4 Turks and Caicos Islands 18.3% compare
- 5 Tunisia 17.5% compare
- 6 Albania 16.7% compare
More infrastructure data for Eastern Asia
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted 4.8% (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of 97.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 20.6% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 25.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 14.8% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 11.6% (2024)
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 0.0% (2024)
- Total official flows for infrastructure, by recipient countries 1,358 (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 11.24 (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 95.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Eastern Asia?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Eastern Asia was 10.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2000.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Eastern Asia ranks 3rd out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Asia 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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