Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in World
World: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) was 5.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in World, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
World recorded 5.5% for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in World peaked at 5.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2018.
That places World 21st out of 32 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.3% | — |
| 2001 | 5.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5.4% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 5.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5.3% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 5.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.2% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5.3% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 5.5% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.4% | 5.3% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 5.1% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 5.2% | 5.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
More infrastructure data for World
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 9.17 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 111.5 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 815.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 9.9 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0992 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 815.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.12 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in World?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in World was 5.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2018.
- How does World rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- World ranks 21st out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this World 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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