Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Uganda
Uganda: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight was 4.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Uganda, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 4.2% for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Uganda peaked at 5.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2018.
That places Uganda 105th 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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.1% | — |
| 2001 | 5.2% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 5.3% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 5.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 5.0% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 4.8% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 4.4% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 3.9% | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 4.2% | +7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.1% | 4.6% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 3.3% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.4% | 4.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More infrastructure data for Uganda
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 41.60 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 83.17 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 195,975 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.3918 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 49.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 195,975 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8317 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Uganda?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Uganda was 4.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3% in 2002.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2018.
- How does Uganda rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Uganda ranks 105th out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda 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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