Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Eswatini
Eswatini: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight was 10.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Eswatini, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Eswatini stood at 10.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Eswatini peaked at 13.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2017.
Eswatini ranks 33rd of 148 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.0% | — |
| 2001 | 12.9% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 12.7% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 12.5% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 12.3% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 12.0% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 11.8% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 11.5% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 11.2% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 10.9% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 10.4% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 10.2% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 10.0% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 9.8% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 9.7% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 9.5% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 9.4% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 9.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9.5% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 9.7% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 9.9% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 10.2% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.1% | 10.9% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 9.4% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 9.4% | 10.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More infrastructure data for Eswatini
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.74 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 139.83 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 35,641 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.87 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0287 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -15.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 35,641 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.4 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Eswatini?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Eswatini was 10.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2017.
- How does Eswatini rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Eswatini ranks 33rd out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini 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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