Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Malaysia
Malaysia: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) was 5.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
5.3%
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
100th
of 180 countries
All-time high
6.2%
in 2010
All-time low
5.3%
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Malaysia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Malaysia is 5.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Malaysia peaked at 6.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2024.
Malaysia ranks 100th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.5% | — |
| 2001 | 5.6% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 5.7% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 5.9% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 6.0% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6.1% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 6.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6.2% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.9% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 5.8% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 5.6% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 5.5% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 5.4% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 5.3% | -1.9% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 5.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5%, 71% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 5.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.6%, 95% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.8% | 5.5% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 5.8% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 5.3% | 5.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 98 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 5.4% compare
- 98 Sierra Leone 5.4% compare
- 100 Congo 5.3% compare
- 102 Jamaica 5.1% compare
- 102 Micronesia 5.1% compare
- 102 Rwanda 5.1% compare
More infrastructure data for Malaysia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 49.66 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 139.66 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 8.22 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 23.11 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2311 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 8.22 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.4 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Malaysia?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Malaysia was 5.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2024.
- How does Malaysia rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Malaysia ranks 100th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malaysia 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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