Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Senegal
Senegal: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight was 2.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Senegal, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Senegal is 2.1%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 10.5% on the previous year and up 61.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Senegal peaked at 2.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2013.
Senegal ranks 136th of 148 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.6% | — |
| 2001 | 2.5% | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | -9.5% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | +11.8% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | +10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.5% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 2.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More infrastructure data for Senegal
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 22.92 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 123.89 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 297,046 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.61 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0161 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -25.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 297,046 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.24 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Senegal?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Senegal was 2.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2013.
- How does Senegal rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Senegal ranks 136th out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal 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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