Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Philippines
Philippines: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight was 3.3% in 2024. β² Rising
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Philippines, 2000β2024
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 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 121st of 148 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
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
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 121st out of 148 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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