Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight was 6.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Sao Tome and Principe, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per pop u5.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 6.4%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.5% on the previous year and up 106.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 6.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2012.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 81st of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | per pop u5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.6% | — |
| 2001 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.7% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 3.4% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 3.8% | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 4.2% | +10.5% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | +11.9% |
| 2023 | 5.4% | +14.9% |
| 2024 | 6.4% | +18.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.6% | 3.4% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 3.8% | 6.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
More infrastructure data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 147,061 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 62.44 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1,781 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.7561 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0076 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1,781 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.6244 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Sao Tome and Principe was 6.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2012.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 81st out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 106.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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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