Children moderately or severely overweight in China
China: Children moderately or severely overweight was 5,782 num th in 2024. β² Rising
Children moderately or severely overweight in China, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
In 2024, children moderately or severely overweight in China stood at 5,782 num th.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in China peaked at 7,261 num th in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5,217 num th, in 2006.
That places China 1st out of 164 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,336 num th | 5,217 num th | 5,529 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,591 num th | 5,696 num th | 7,261 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,472 num th | 5,782 num th | 7,156 num th | 5 |
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More development goals data for China
- Red List Index 0.8295 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 11.52 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,492 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 76 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 76 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 37 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 216 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 849 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 872 (2025)
- Infant deaths 36,113 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in China?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in China was 5,782 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 7,261 num th in 2018.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,217 num th in 2006.
- How does China rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- China ranks 1st out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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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