Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Tunisia
Tunisia: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight was 17.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Tunisia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Tunisia stood at 17.5%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Tunisia peaked at 17.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2000.
That places Tunisia 5th out of 148 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.9% | — |
| 2001 | 4.4% | +12.8% |
| 2002 | 5.1% | +15.9% |
| 2003 | 5.8% | +13.7% |
| 2004 | 6.6% | +13.8% |
| 2005 | 7.5% | +13.6% |
| 2006 | 8.4% | +12.0% |
| 2007 | 9.3% | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 10.2% | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 11.1% | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 12.8% | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 13.6% | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 14.3% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 14.9% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 15.4% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 15.9% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 16.3% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 16.6% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 16.8% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 17.0% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 17.2% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 17.3% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 17.4% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 17.5% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.2% | 3.9% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 12.0% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 17.0% | 17.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 2 Australia and New Zealand 23.4% compare
- 3 Papua New Guinea 18.5% compare
- 4 Turks and Caicos Islands 18.3% compare
- 6 Albania 16.7% compare
- 7 Ukraine 16.0% compare
- 8 Paraguay 15.4% compare
More infrastructure data for Tunisia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 14.44 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 117.61 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.96 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 15.97 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1597 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 5.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.96 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.18 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Tunisia?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Tunisia was 17.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2000.
- How does Tunisia rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Tunisia ranks 5th out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia 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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