Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Singapore
Singapore: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) was 3.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Singapore, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Singapore is 3.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Singapore peaked at 3.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2000.
That places Singapore 137th out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.5% | — |
| 2001 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 3.8% | +2.7% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 3.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.6%, 44% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 3.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.6%, 68% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.6% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 3.3% | 3.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More infrastructure data for Singapore
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 9.96 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 170.78 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.04 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 34.99 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3381 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 7.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.65 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 Singapore?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Singapore was 3.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2000.
- How does Singapore rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Singapore ranks 137th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore 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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