Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Mongolia
Mongolia: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) was 12.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Mongolia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Mongolia is 12.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Mongolia peaked at 12.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2000.
Mongolia ranks 20th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.7% | — |
| 2001 | 8.9% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 9.0% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 9.1% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 9.2% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 9.3% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 9.4% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 9.5% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 9.6% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 9.7% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 9.9% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 10.0% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 10.2% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 10.3% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 10.4% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 10.5% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 10.6% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 10.7% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 10.9% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 11.0% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 11.2% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 11.4% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 11.7% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 12.0% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 12.3% | +2.5% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 12.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5%, 1.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 12.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.6%, 2.2× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.2% | 8.7% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 9.9% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.7% | 11.2% | 12.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 18 Armenia 12.9% compare
- 19 South Africa 12.8% compare
- 20 North Macedonia 12.3% compare
- 22 Serbia 12.2% compare
- 23 Botswana 11.5% compare
More infrastructure data for Mongolia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.89 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 140.67 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 519,169 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 14.94 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1473 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 7.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 519,169 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.39 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 Mongolia?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Mongolia was 12.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Mongolia ranks 20th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).