Children moderately or severely overweight in Central and Southern Asia
Central and Southern Asia: Children moderately or severely overweight was 6,275 num th in 2024. β¬ Flat
Children moderately or severely overweight in Central and Southern Asia, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Central and Southern Asia recorded 6,275 num th for children moderately or severely overweight in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Central and Southern Asia peaked at 6,275 num th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5,361 num th, in 2017.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,845 num th | 5,635 num th | 5,969 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,464 num th | 5,361 num th | 5,605 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,817 num th | 5,488 num th | 6,275 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central and Southern Asia
- 1 China, People's Republic of 5,782 num th compare
- 2 India 4,207 num th compare
- 3 Brazil 1,425 num th compare
- 4 Egypt, Arab Republic of 1,322 num th compare
- 5 Mexico 760 num th compare
- 6 South Africa 757 num th compare
More development goals data for Central and Southern Asia
- Red List Index 0.7968 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 242.07 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 384.89 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 194 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 140 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 193 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 546 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 796 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 811 (2025)
- Neonatal deaths 781,347 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Central and Southern Asia?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Central and Southern Asia was 6,275 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 6,275 num th in 2024.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,361 num th in 2017.
- How does Central and Southern Asia rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Central and Southern Asia ranks 3rd out of 10 groups with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Central and Southern Asia 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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