Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Malawi
Malawi: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight was 4.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Malawi, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 4.4% for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.8% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Malawi peaked at 12.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2019.
That places Malawi 99th out of 148 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.7% | 6.6% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 3.1% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 3.1% | 4.4% | 5 |
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More infrastructure data for Malawi
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 15.00 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 69.26 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4,869 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0225 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 4,869 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.6926 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Malawi?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Malawi was 4.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2019.
- How does Malawi rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Malawi ranks 99th out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi 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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