Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Philippines
Philippines: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) was 3.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Philippines, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Philippines is 3.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Philippines peaked at 3.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2000.
Philippines ranks 149th of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.2% | — |
| 2001 | 2.3% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.5% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 3.3% | -2.9% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 3.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5%, 44% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 3.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.6%, 59% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6% | 2.2% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 3.1% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 3.3% | 3.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 146 Côte d'Ivoire 3.5% compare
- 146 Cote d'Ivoire 3.5% compare
- 148 Belarus 3.4% compare
- 149 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 3.3% compare
- 149 Ethiopia 3.3% compare
- 149 Germany 3.3% compare
More infrastructure data for Philippines
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 133.57 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 115.3 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4.42 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.82 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0382 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 4.42 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.15 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Philippines?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Philippines was 3.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2000.
- How does Philippines rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Philippines ranks 149th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines 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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