Children moderately or severely overweight in Colombia
Colombia: Children moderately or severely overweight was 239.9 num th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children moderately or severely overweight in Colombia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 239.9 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 3.5% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Colombia peaked at 239.9 num th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 187.6 num th, in 2015.
Colombia ranks 42nd of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely overweight in Colombia, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 198.8 num th | — |
| 2001 | 198.1 num th | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 197.6 num th | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 196.8 num th | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 196.4 num th | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 196.1 num th | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 195.8 num th | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 195.2 num th | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 194.6 num th | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 193.8 num th | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 192.9 num th | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 191.7 num th | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 190.2 num th | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 188.9 num th | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 187.9 num th | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 187.6 num th | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 188.3 num th | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 190.7 num th | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 194.9 num th | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 200.5 num th | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 207.2 num th | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 215.1 num th | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 223.5 num th | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 231.7 num th | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 239.9 num th | +3.5% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 239.9 num th is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37.75 num th, 6.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 239.9 num th is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 48 num th, 5.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 196.32 num th | 193.8 num th | 198.8 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 191.36 num th | 187.6 num th | 200.5 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 223.48 num th | 207.2 num th | 239.9 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 39 Melanesia 246 num th compare
- 40 Uzbekistan 245.6 num th compare
- 41 Peru 242.4 num th compare
- 43 Papua New Guinea 227.6 num th compare
- 44 Saudi Arabia 223.7 num th compare
- 45 Canada 213.7 num th compare
More development goals data for Colombia
- Red List Index 0.769 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 149.26 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 641.14 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 52 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 52 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 42 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 28 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 28 (2025)
- Infant deaths 7,362 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Colombia?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Colombia was 239.9 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 239.9 num th in 2024.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 187.6 num th in 2015.
- How does Colombia rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Colombia ranks 42nd out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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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