Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Mali
Mali: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) was 1.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Mali, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Mali stood at 1.3%.
That represents a change of up 8.3% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Mali peaked at 2.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2017.
That places Mali 176th out of 180 countries 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 Mali, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.7% | — |
| 2001 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 2.3% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | +9.1% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | +8.3% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 1.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.8%, 46% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Mali's 1.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.2%, 31% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.6% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 173 Bangladesh 1.6% compare
- 173 Mauritania 1.6% compare
- 173 Nigeria 1.6% compare
- 177 Timor-Leste 1.2% compare
- 177 East Timor 1.2% compare
- 179 Sri Lanka 0.9% compare
More infrastructure data for Mali
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 25.87 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 112.12 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 306,900 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.33 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0133 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 306,900 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.12 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Mali?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Mali was 1.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2017.
- How does Mali rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Mali ranks 176th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mali 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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