Children moderately or severely overweight in Bhutan
Bhutan: Children moderately or severely overweight was 3.9 num th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.9 num th
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
154th
of 180 countries
All-time high
4.8 num th
in 2015
All-time low
3.1 num th
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Children moderately or severely overweight in Bhutan, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
In 2024, children moderately or severely overweight in Bhutan stood at 3.9 num th.
That represents a change of down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Bhutan peaked at 4.8 num th in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.1 num th, in 2000.
Bhutan ranks 154th of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely overweight in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.1 num th | — |
| 2001 | 3.2 num th | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 3.2 num th | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.3 num th | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 3.4 num th | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 3.5 num th | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 3.7 num th | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 3.8 num th | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 4 num th | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 4.1 num th | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 4.2 num th | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 4.3 num th | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 4.5 num th | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 4.6 num th | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 4.7 num th | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 4.8 num th | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 4.8 num th | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.8 num th | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.6 num th | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 4.4 num th | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 4.2 num th | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 4.1 num th | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 4 num th | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 3.9 num th | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 3.9 num th | +0.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 3.9 num th is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 57.05 num th, 7% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 3.9 num th is below the median for South Asia, which is 31.85 num th, 12% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.53 num th | 3.1 num th | 4.1 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.57 num th | 4.2 num th | 4.8 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.02 num th | 3.9 num th | 4.2 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More development goals data for Bhutan
- Red List Index 0.899 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 905.51 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 184.78 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 16 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 16 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 7 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 30 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 30 (2025)
- Infant deaths 136 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Bhutan?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Bhutan was 3.9 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8 num th in 2015.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1 num th in 2000.
- How does Bhutan rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Bhutan ranks 154th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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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