Children moderately or severely overweight in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Children moderately or severely overweight was 270.7 num th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
270.7 num th
Change on year
down 5.0%
World rank
34th
of 180 countries
All-time high
309.6 num th
in 2019
All-time low
125 num th
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Children moderately or severely overweight in Bangladesh, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 270.7 num th for children moderately or severely overweight in 2024.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Bangladesh peaked at 309.6 num th in 2019 and was at its lowest, 125 num th, in 2000.
That places Bangladesh 34th 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 Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 125 num th | — |
| 2001 | 138.5 num th | +10.8% |
| 2002 | 152.5 num th | +10.1% |
| 2003 | 166.7 num th | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 181 num th | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 195.1 num th | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 208.5 num th | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 221.4 num th | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 233.7 num th | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 244.9 num th | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 254.8 num th | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 263.4 num th | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 270.8 num th | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 277.6 num th | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 284 num th | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 290.5 num th | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 297.1 num th | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 303.4 num th | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 308 num th | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 309.6 num th | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 308.2 num th | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 303.5 num th | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 295.8 num th | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 285 num th | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 270.7 num th | -5.0% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 270.7 num th is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 57.05 num th, 4.7× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 270.7 num th is above the median for South Asia, which is 31.85 num th, 8.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 186.73 num th | 125 num th | 244.9 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 285.92 num th | 254.8 num th | 309.6 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 292.64 num th | 270.7 num th | 308.2 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 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
- 35 Syrian Arab Republic 270.5 num th compare
- 35 Syria 270.5 num th compare
- 37 Iraq 258.5 num th compare
More development goals data for Bangladesh
- Red List Index 0.8126 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 16.68 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 634.63 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 33 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 33 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 33 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 48 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 48 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 51 (2025)
- Infant deaths 84,684 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Bangladesh?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Bangladesh was 270.7 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 309.6 num th in 2019.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 125 num th in 2000.
- How does Bangladesh rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Bangladesh ranks 34th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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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