Children moderately or severely overweight in Cambodia
Cambodia: Children moderately or severely overweight was 102.1 num th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children moderately or severely overweight in Cambodia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 102.1 num th for children moderately or severely overweight in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.0% on the previous year and up 168.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Cambodia peaked at 102.1 num th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.7 num th, in 2009.
Cambodia ranks 66th 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 Cambodia, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 59.2 num th | — |
| 2001 | 53.1 num th | -10.3% |
| 2002 | 48.5 num th | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 44.9 num th | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 42 num th | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 39.6 num th | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 37.5 num th | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 35.9 num th | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 34.9 num th | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 34.7 num th | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 34.8 num th | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 35.1 num th | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 35.7 num th | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 36.7 num th | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 38.1 num th | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 39.9 num th | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 42.4 num th | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 45.1 num th | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 48.2 num th | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 52.6 num th | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 58.8 num th | +11.8% |
| 2021 | 66.3 num th | +12.8% |
| 2022 | 75.7 num th | +14.2% |
| 2023 | 87.3 num th | +15.3% |
| 2024 | 102.1 num th | +17.0% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 102.1 num th is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 57.05 num th, 1.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 102.1 num th is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 28.4 num th, 3.6× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.03 num th | 34.7 num th | 59.2 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.86 num th | 34.8 num th | 52.6 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.04 num th | 58.8 num th | 102.1 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More development goals data for Cambodia
- Red List Index 0.777 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 63.79 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 751.95 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 9 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 9 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 16 (2025)
- Infant deaths 5,873 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Cambodia?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Cambodia was 102.1 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 102.1 num th in 2024.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.7 num th in 2009.
- How does Cambodia rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Cambodia ranks 66th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 168.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia 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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