Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Ecuador
Ecuador: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight was 4.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Ecuador, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Ecuador is 4.7%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 9.6% on the previous year and down 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Ecuador peaked at 7.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2000.
That places Ecuador 90th out of 148 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.0% | 3.8% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 6.5% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 4.7% | 6.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More infrastructure data for Ecuador
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 18.43 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 101.6 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.22 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.72 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0672 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -15.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.22 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.02 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Ecuador?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Ecuador was 4.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Ecuador ranks 90th out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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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