Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) was 4.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Turkmenistan, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per pop u5.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Turkmenistan is 4.8%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 11.6% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Turkmenistan peaked at 7.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2018.
That places Turkmenistan 107th out of 180 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 Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | per pop u5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.6% | — |
| 2001 | 6.8% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 6.9% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 6.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7.0% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 6.9% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 6.8% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 6.5% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 5.9% | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 5.2% | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 4.1% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 4.3% | +7.5% |
| 2024 | 4.8% | +11.6% |
Turkmenistan compared with similar countries
- Turkmenistan's 4.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5%, 64% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Turkmenistan's 4.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.2%, 67% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.7% | 5.9% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 3.7% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 3.7% | 4.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
More infrastructure data for Turkmenistan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.25 million (2021)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 88.19 per 100 people (2021)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 735,547 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 10.17 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1017 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.25 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 735,547 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8819 units per person (2021)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Turkmenistan?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Turkmenistan was 4.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2018.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Turkmenistan ranks 107th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkmenistan 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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