Children moderately or severely overweight in Belarus
Belarus: Children moderately or severely overweight was 12.8 num th in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children moderately or severely overweight in Belarus, 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 Belarus is 12.8 num th, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 50.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Belarus peaked at 45 num th in 2002 and was at its lowest, 12.8 num th, in 2023.
Belarus ranks 135th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely overweight in Belarus, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44.7 num th | — |
| 2001 | 44.9 num th | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 45 num th | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 44.6 num th | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 43 num th | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 41.4 num th | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 39.6 num th | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 38.1 num th | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 36.5 num th | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 35.4 num th | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 33.8 num th | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 31.8 num th | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 29.7 num th | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 27.8 num th | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 25.8 num th | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 24.1 num th | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 22.6 num th | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 20.9 num th | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 19 num th | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 17.2 num th | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 15.6 num th | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 14.2 num th | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 13.3 num th | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 12.8 num th | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 12.8 num th | +0.0% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 12.8 num th is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37.75 num th, 34% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 12.8 num th is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 33.1 num th, 39% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.32 num th | 35.4 num th | 45 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.27 num th | 17.2 num th | 33.8 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.74 num th | 12.8 num th | 15.6 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 132 Qatar 13.4 num th compare
- 133 Mauritania 13.2 num th compare
- 134 Eritrea 12.9 num th compare
- 136 Trinidad and Tobago 12.4 num th compare
- 137 North Macedonia 11.2 num th compare
- 138 Finland 11.1 num th compare
More development goals data for Belarus
- Red List Index 1 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 208.24 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,736 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 14 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 19 (2025)
- Infant deaths 116 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Belarus?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Belarus was 12.8 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 45 num th in 2002.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8 num th in 2023.
- How does Belarus rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Belarus ranks 135th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus 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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