Children moderately or severely overweight in Comoros
Comoros: Children moderately or severely overweight was 4.5 num th in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children moderately or severely overweight in Comoros, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 4.5 num th for children moderately or severely overweight in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 51.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Comoros peaked at 14.7 num th in 2004 and was at its lowest, 4.5 num th, in 2024.
Comoros ranks 152nd of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely overweight in Comoros, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.9 num th | — |
| 2001 | 13 num th | +9.2% |
| 2002 | 14 num th | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 14.6 num th | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 14.7 num th | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 14.7 num th | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 14.4 num th | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 14 num th | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 13.5 num th | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 12.9 num th | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 12.3 num th | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 11.6 num th | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 10.8 num th | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 10.1 num th | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 9.2 num th | -8.9% |
| 2015 | 8.4 num th | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 7.6 num th | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 7 num th | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 6.4 num th | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 5.9 num th | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 5.5 num th | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 5.1 num th | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 4.9 num th | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 4.7 num th | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 4.5 num th | -4.3% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 4.5 num th is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 57.05 num th, 8% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 4.5 num th is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 65.6 num th, 7% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.77 num th | 11.9 num th | 14.7 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.93 num th | 5.9 num th | 12.3 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.94 num th | 4.5 num th | 5.5 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
More development goals data for Comoros
- Red List Index 0.759 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 262.32 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 162.03 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 7 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 7 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 7 (2025)
- Infant deaths 850 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Comoros?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Comoros was 4.5 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 14.7 num th in 2004.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5 num th in 2024.
- How does Comoros rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Comoros ranks 152nd out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Comoros 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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