Children moderately or severely overweight in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia: Children moderately or severely overweight was 8,319 num th in 2024. β² Rising
Children moderately or severely overweight in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children moderately or severely overweight in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia is 8,319 num th, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia peaked at 11,004 num th in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7,818 num th, in 2002.
That places Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 4th out of 35 groups 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 | 8,126 num th | 7,818 num th | 8,905 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,376 num th | 9,224 num th | 11,004 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,375 num th | 8,319 num th | 10,468 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
More development goals data for Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
- Red List Index 0.8075 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 71.66 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,282 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 231 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 152 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 229 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 605 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 1,411 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 1,447 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 3.98 ltpureal (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia was 8,319 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 11,004 num th in 2017.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,818 num th in 2002.
- How does Eastern and South-Eastern Asia rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ranks 4th out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern and South-Eastern 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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