Children moderately or severely overweight in Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Children moderately or severely overweight was 57.1 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children moderately or severely overweight in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children moderately or severely overweight in Democratic People's Republic of Korea is 57.1, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and up 98.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Democratic People's Republic of Korea peaked at 57.1 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.5, in 2002.
That places Democratic People's Republic of Korea 16th out of 21 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely overweight in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.2 | — |
| 2001 | 19.8 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 19.5 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 19.5 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 19.7 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 19.8 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 20.1 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 20.6 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 21.2 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 22.1 | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 23.1 | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 24.3 | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 25.6 | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 27.1 | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 28.8 | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 30.8 | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 33.1 | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 35.6 | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 38.3 | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 41.1 | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 44.1 | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 47.3 | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 50.5 | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 53.8 | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 57.1 | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.25 | 19.5 | 22.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.78 | 23.1 | 41.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.56 | 44.1 | 57.1 | 5 |
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More development goals data for Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- Red List Index 0.9238 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.8581 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 103.61 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 1 (2025)
- Infant deaths 4,536 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 3,048 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 2.63 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 5,697 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Democratic People's Republic of Korea was 57.1 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 57.1 in 2024.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.5 in 2002.
- How does Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 16th out of 21 regions with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic People's Republic of Korea 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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