Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of): Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight was 7.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) stood at 7.3%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) peaked at 7.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2000.
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) ranks 75th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.3% | — |
| 2001 | 5.4% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 5.5% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 5.6% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 5.7% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 5.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 6.1% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 6.2% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 6.3% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 6.4% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 6.6% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 6.7% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 6.8% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 6.9% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7.0% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 7.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7.2% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7.3% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 7.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.7% | 5.3% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 6.2% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 7.1% | 7.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
More infrastructure data for Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted 11.7% (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of 62.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.1% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.1% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.1% (2021)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.0% (2021)
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 3.0% (2021)
- Total official flows for infrastructure, by recipient countries 0.1362 (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 3.65 (2016)
- Proportion of the target population who received 51.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) was 7.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2000.
- How does Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) ranks 75th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 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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