Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Mozambique
Mozambique: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight was 4.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Mozambique, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Mozambique is 4.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Mozambique peaked at 7.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2019.
Mozambique ranks 99th of 148 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.5% | — |
| 2001 | 6.7% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 6.9% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 7.1% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 7.2% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7.1% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 7.0% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 6.8% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 6.6% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 6.3% | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 5.7% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 5.4% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4.3% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 4.4% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.9% | 6.5% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 4.2% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 4.2% | 4.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More infrastructure data for Mozambique
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 17.14 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 49.5 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 28,329 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0818 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0008 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -6.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 28,329 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.495 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Mozambique?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Mozambique 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2004.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2019.
- How does Mozambique rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Mozambique ranks 99th out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique 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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