Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Ukraine
Ukraine: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight was 16.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Ukraine, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Ukraine is 16.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Ukraine peaked at 28.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 2020.
Ukraine ranks 7th of 148 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.6% | — |
| 2001 | 26.7% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 27.6% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 28.3% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 28.7% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 28.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 28.4% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 27.8% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 26.8% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 25.7% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 24.4% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 23.0% | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 21.4% | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 20.1% | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 18.9% | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 17.8% | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 16.5% | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 15.6% | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 14.9% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 14.4% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 14.2% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 14.4% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 14.8% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 15.2% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 16.0% | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.4% | 25.6% | 28.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 14.4% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.9% | 14.2% | 16.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
More infrastructure data for Ukraine
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 50.33 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 133.38 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.43 million (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.8 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.038 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -17.54 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.43 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.33 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Ukraine?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Ukraine was 16.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 28.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 2020.
- How does Ukraine rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Ukraine ranks 7th out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine 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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