Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Gambia
Gambia: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) was 2.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Gambia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per pop u5.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 2.7% for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.0% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Gambia peaked at 3.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2013.
Gambia ranks 156th of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Gambia, year by year
| Year | per pop u5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.2% | — |
| 2001 | 3.1% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 2.9% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 2.7% | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | +8.7% |
| 2024 | 2.7% | +8.0% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 2.7% is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.8%, 96% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 2.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.2%, 64% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.1% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 2.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More infrastructure data for Gambia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 3.48 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 126.24 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 44,127 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.6 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.016 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.8986 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 44,127 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.26 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Gambia?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Gambia was 2.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2013.
- How does Gambia rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Gambia ranks 156th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia 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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