Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight was 3.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) is 3.3%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 3.8% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2016.
That places Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 18th out of 21 regions with data for 2024, putting it 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.7% | — |
| 2001 | 3.8% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 3.4% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | +6.9% |
| 2024 | 3.3% | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.7% | 3.4% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.7% | 3.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 15 Barbados 13.0% compare
- 15 Bosnia and Herzegovina 13.0% compare
- 17 Armenia 12.9% compare
- 18 South Africa 12.8% compare
- 19 Mongolia 12.3% compare
- 19 North Macedonia 12.3% compare
- 21 Serbia 12.2% compare
More infrastructure data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
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- Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of 74.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 1.4% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 1.1% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 1.2% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.6% (2024)
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 12.7% (2024)
- Total official flows for infrastructure, by recipient countries 14,578 (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.16 (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 58.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 3.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 2001.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2016.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 18th out of 21 regions with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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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