Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in India
India: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) was 3.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in India, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
India recorded 3.7% for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.8% on the previous year and up 68.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in India peaked at 3.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2009.
That places India 138th out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.6% | — |
| 2001 | 2.5% | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 2.2% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | +9.7% |
| 2024 | 3.7% | +8.8% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 3.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.5%, 83% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- India's 3.7% is above the median for South Asia, which is 2.4%, 1.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 2.7% | 3.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
More infrastructure data for India
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.15 billion (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 79.35 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 39.24 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.7 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.027 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 26.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 39.24 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7935 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in India?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in India was 3.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2009.
- How does India rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- India ranks 138th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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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