Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Thailand
Thailand: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight was 9.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Thailand, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Thailand is 9.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Thailand peaked at 9.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 2000.
Thailand ranks 36th of 148 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.4% | — |
| 2001 | 6.7% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 6.9% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 7.1% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 7.4% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 7.6% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 7.8% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 8.0% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 8.2% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 8.5% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 8.9% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 9.1% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 9.3% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 9.5% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 9.6% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 9.7% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 9.8% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 9.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9.9% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 9.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.5% | 6.4% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 8.7% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 9.9% | 9.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 33 Eswatini 10.2% compare
- 34 Kuwait 10.1% compare
- 34 Malta 10.1% compare
- 36 Kyrgyzstan 9.9% compare
- 38 Brunei Darussalam 9.5% compare
- 38 Russian Federation 9.5% compare
- 38 Tonga 9.5% compare
More infrastructure data for Thailand
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 115.13 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 160.64 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.90 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 5.45 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0545 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 3.90 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.61 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 Thailand?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Thailand was 9.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 2000.
- How does Thailand rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Thailand ranks 36th out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand 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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