Children moderately or severely overweight in Benin
Benin: Children moderately or severely overweight was 82.1 num th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children moderately or severely overweight in Benin, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
In 2024, children moderately or severely overweight in Benin stood at 82.1 num th. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 17.1% on the previous year and up 148.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Benin peaked at 82.1 num th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.2 num th, in 2008.
Benin ranks 73rd of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely overweight in Benin, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.7 num th | — |
| 2001 | 31.7 num th | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 31.5 num th | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 31.3 num th | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 31 num th | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 30.6 num th | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 30.4 num th | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 30.3 num th | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 30.2 num th | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 30.2 num th | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 30.3 num th | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 30.7 num th | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 31.2 num th | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 32 num th | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 33.1 num th | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 34.5 num th | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 36.2 num th | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 38.4 num th | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 41.1 num th | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 44.4 num th | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 48.6 num th | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 53.9 num th | +10.9% |
| 2022 | 60.9 num th | +13.0% |
| 2023 | 70.1 num th | +15.1% |
| 2024 | 82.1 num th | +17.1% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 82.1 num th is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 57.05 num th, 1.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Benin's 82.1 num th is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 65.6 num th, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.89 num th | 30.2 num th | 31.7 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.19 num th | 30.3 num th | 44.4 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.12 num th | 48.6 num th | 82.1 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More development goals data for Benin
- Red List Index 0.9795 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 7.6 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 132.65 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 15 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 15 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 10 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 10 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 11 (2025)
- Infant deaths 21,555 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Benin?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Benin was 82.1 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 82.1 num th in 2024.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.2 num th in 2008.
- How does Benin rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Benin ranks 73rd out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 148.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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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