Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Zambia
Zambia: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight was 6.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Zambia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Zambia is 6.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Zambia peaked at 8.8% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2018.
That places Zambia 66th 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.3% | — |
| 2001 | 8.5% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 8.7% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 8.8% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8.7% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 8.5% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 7.9% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 7.5% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 7.2% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 6.8% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 6.4% | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 6.1% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 5.8% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5.3% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 5.5% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 5.8% | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 6.3% | +8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.4% | 7.5% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 5.1% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 5.1% | 6.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More infrastructure data for Zambia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 23.17 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 108.7 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 73,688 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.3457 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -9.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 73,688 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.09 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Zambia?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Zambia was 6.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 2003.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2018.
- How does Zambia rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Zambia ranks 66th out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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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