Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Qatar
Qatar: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) was 8.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Qatar, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Qatar is 8.6%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Qatar peaked at 10.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2024.
Qatar ranks 58th of 180 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 Qatar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.5% | — |
| 2001 | 10.6% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 10.7% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 10.8% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10.9% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10.8% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 10.7% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 10.5% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 10.3% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 10.2% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 10.0% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 9.8% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 9.7% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 9.5% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 9.4% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 9.0% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 8.9% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 8.8% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 8.6% | -2.3% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 8.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.6%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 8.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8.7%, 99% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.8% | 10.5% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 9.3% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 8.6% | 9.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 56 Chile 8.7% compare
- 56 Kazakhstan 8.7% compare
- 58 Montenegro 8.6% compare
- 58 Poland 8.6% compare
- 61 El Salvador 8.5% compare
More infrastructure data for Qatar
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.68 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 153.61 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 524,643 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 17.21 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1836 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.1749 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 524,643 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.64 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Qatar?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Qatar was 8.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2024.
- How does Qatar rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Qatar ranks 58th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Qatar 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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