Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight was 4.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Tajikistan, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Tajikistan stood at 4.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Tajikistan peaked at 8.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2018.
That places Tajikistan 94th out of 148 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.4% | — |
| 2001 | 8.5% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 8.6% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 8.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8.5% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 8.2% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 7.9% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 7.5% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 7.1% | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 6.6% | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 6.1% | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 5.7% | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 5.2% | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 4.5% | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 3.9% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 4.2% | +7.7% |
| 2024 | 4.6% | +9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.0% | 6.6% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 3.7% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 3.7% | 4.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
More infrastructure data for Tajikistan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 7.92 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 76.22 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 229,778 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.21 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0221 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.3029 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 229,778 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7622 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Tajikistan?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Tajikistan was 4.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 8.6% in 2002.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2018.
- How does Tajikistan rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Tajikistan ranks 94th out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tajikistan 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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