Children moderately or severely overweight in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Children moderately or severely overweight was 297 num th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children moderately or severely overweight in Afghanistan, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children moderately or severely overweight in Afghanistan is 297 num th, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Afghanistan peaked at 297 num th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 202.6 num th, in 2000.
That places Afghanistan 31st out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely overweight in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 202.6 num th | — |
| 2001 | 205.2 num th | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 216.2 num th | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 228.9 num th | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 234.9 num th | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 240 num th | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 245.7 num th | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 245.2 num th | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 245.2 num th | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 249 num th | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 251.2 num th | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 255.6 num th | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 261.5 num th | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 265.8 num th | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 270.7 num th | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 274.1 num th | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 275.7 num th | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 278 num th | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 280.8 num th | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 283.9 num th | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 287.7 num th | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 290.1 num th | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 289.9 num th | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 292 num th | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 297 num th | +1.7% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 297 num th is above the median for low income countries, which is 94.6 num th, 3.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 297 num th is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 136.9 num th, 2.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 231.29 num th | 202.6 num th | 249 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 269.73 num th | 251.2 num th | 283.9 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 291.34 num th | 287.7 num th | 297 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 28 Philippines 303.5 num th compare
- 29 Angola 300.9 num th compare
- 30 Thailand 299.8 num th compare
- 32 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 276.5 num th compare
- 32 United Kingdom 276.5 num th compare
- 34 Bangladesh 270.7 num th compare
More development goals data for Afghanistan
- Red List Index 0.9237 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 9,820 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 27.99 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 9 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 9 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 37 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 37 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 37 (2025)
- Infant deaths 70,975 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Afghanistan?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Afghanistan was 297 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 297 num th in 2024.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 202.6 num th in 2000.
- How does Afghanistan rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Afghanistan ranks 31st out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Children moderately or severely overweight (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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