Children moderately or severely overweight in Angola
Angola: Children moderately or severely overweight was 300.9 num th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children moderately or severely overweight in Angola, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
In 2024, children moderately or severely overweight in Angola stood at 300.9 num th. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.6% on the previous year and up 95.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Angola peaked at 300.9 num th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 72.6 num th, in 2000.
That places Angola 29th 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 Angola, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 72.6 num th | — |
| 2001 | 78.6 num th | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 85.1 num th | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 92.1 num th | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 99.4 num th | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 106.5 num th | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 113.3 num th | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 119.6 num th | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 125.4 num th | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 130.7 num th | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 135.7 num th | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 140.4 num th | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 144.9 num th | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 149.5 num th | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 154.2 num th | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 159.3 num th | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 165.1 num th | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 171.9 num th | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 180 num th | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 190.2 num th | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 203.1 num th | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 219.7 num th | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 240.6 num th | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 267.2 num th | +11.1% |
| 2024 | 300.9 num th | +12.6% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 300.9 num th is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 57.05 num th, 5.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Angola's 300.9 num th is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 65.6 num th, 4.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 102.33 num th | 72.6 num th | 130.7 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 159.12 num th | 135.7 num th | 190.2 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 246.3 num th | 203.1 num th | 300.9 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 26 Uganda 341.2 num th compare
- 27 Kenya 308.2 num th compare
- 28 Philippines 303.5 num th compare
- 30 Thailand 299.8 num th compare
- 31 Afghanistan 297 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
More development goals data for Angola
- Red List Index 0.9754 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 31.39 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 136.67 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 22 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 22 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 22 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 18 (2025)
- Infant deaths 44,571 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Angola?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Angola was 300.9 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 300.9 num th in 2024.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.6 num th in 2000.
- How does Angola rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Angola ranks 29th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola 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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