Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Georgia
Georgia: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight was 4.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Georgia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Georgia is 4.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.8% on the previous year and down 63.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Georgia peaked at 20.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2024.
Georgia ranks 108th of 148 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Georgia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.2% | — |
| 2001 | 19.1% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 19.7% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 20.2% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 20.4% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 20.3% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 19.9% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 19.3% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 18.5% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 17.5% | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 16.3% | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 15.0% | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 13.7% | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 12.4% | -9.5% |
| 2014 | 11.1% | -10.5% |
| 2015 | 10.0% | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 8.9% | -11.0% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | -11.2% |
| 2018 | 7.1% | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 6.3% | -11.3% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 5.2% | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | -9.6% |
| 2023 | 4.4% | -6.4% |
| 2024 | 4.1% | -6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.3% | 17.5% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 6.3% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 4.1% | 5.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
More infrastructure data for Georgia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.14 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 161.2 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 258,038 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.78 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0677 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -7.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 258,038 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.61 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Georgia?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Georgia was 4.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.4% in 2004.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2024.
- How does Georgia rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Georgia ranks 108th out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Georgia 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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