Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Northern America
Northern America: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight was 9.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Northern America, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per pop u5.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Northern America is 9.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Northern America peaked at 9.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2000.
Northern America ranks 5th of 33 groups 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 Northern America, year by year
| Year | per pop u5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.8% | — |
| 2001 | 7.9% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 8.0% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8.1% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8.2% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8.3% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 8.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8.4% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 8.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8.5% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8.6% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8.7% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 8.9% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 9.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 9.4% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 9.6% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 9.8% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.1% | 7.8% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 8.4% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 9.1% | 9.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 2 Australia and New Zealand 23.4% compare
- 3 Papua New Guinea 18.5% compare
- 4 Turks and Caicos Islands 18.3% compare
- 5 Tunisia 17.5% compare
- 6 Albania 16.7% compare
- 7 Melanesia 16.6% compare
- 8 Ukraine 16.0% compare
More infrastructure data for Northern America
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted 4.1% (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of 94.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 15.9% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 10.8% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 12.4% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 14.8% (2024)
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 0.0% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.9 ratio (2024)
- Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction 82.0% (2025)
- Proportion of the target population who received 94.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Northern America?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Northern America was 9.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 9.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2000.
- How does Northern America rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Northern America ranks 5th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern America 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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