Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Iraq
Iraq: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight was 4.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Iraq, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Iraq is 4.6%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.1% on the previous year and down 50.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Iraq peaked at 11.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2024.
Iraq ranks 94th 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 Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.4% | — |
| 2001 | 8.1% | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 8.8% | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 9.5% | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 10.1% | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 10.6% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 11.0% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 11.1% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 11.2% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 11.1% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 10.9% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 10.6% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 10.3% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 9.8% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 9.3% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 8.8% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 8.2% | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 7.6% | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 7.1% | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 6.6% | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 6.1% | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 5.7% | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 5.3% | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 4.9% | -7.5% |
| 2024 | 4.6% | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.9% | 7.4% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 6.6% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 4.6% | 6.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 94 Lithuania 4.6% compare
- 94 Marshall Islands 4.6% compare
- 94 Tajikistan 4.6% compare
More infrastructure data for Iraq
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 46.08 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 100.08 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 5.28 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.46 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1146 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -5.85 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 5.28 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1 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 Iraq?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Iraq was 4.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2024.
- How does Iraq rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Iraq ranks 94th out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq 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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