Children moderately or severely overweight in Ecuador
Ecuador: Children moderately or severely overweight was 64.5 num th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children moderately or severely overweight in Ecuador, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children moderately or severely overweight in Ecuador is 64.5 num th, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 10.8% on the previous year and down 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Ecuador peaked at 114.7 num th in 2014 and was at its lowest, 59.4 num th, in 2000.
That places Ecuador 83rd out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely overweight in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 59.4 num th | — |
| 2001 | 63.5 num th | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 67.6 num th | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 71.8 num th | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 75.9 num th | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 80.2 num th | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 84.6 num th | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 89.1 num th | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 93.9 num th | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 98.9 num th | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 103.8 num th | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 108.4 num th | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 112.4 num th | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 114.6 num th | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 114.7 num th | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 112.9 num th | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 109.5 num th | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 105.4 num th | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 101.4 num th | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 97.2 num th | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 92.3 num th | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 86.6 num th | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 79.9 num th | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 72.3 num th | -9.5% |
| 2024 | 64.5 num th | -10.8% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 64.5 num th is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37.75 num th, 1.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 64.5 num th is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 48 num th, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.49 num th | 59.4 num th | 98.9 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 108.03 num th | 97.2 num th | 114.7 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.12 num th | 64.5 num th | 92.3 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 81 Guatemala 69.5 num th compare
- 82 South Sudan 65.6 num th compare
- 84 Sierra Leone 63.9 num th compare
- 85 State of Palestine 63.2 num th compare
- 86 Tajikistan 61 num th compare
More development goals data for Ecuador
- Red List Index 0.7358 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 28.06 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 829.96 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 41 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 41 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 14 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 20 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 28 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 28 (2025)
- Infant deaths 2,945 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Ecuador?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Ecuador was 64.5 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 114.7 num th in 2014.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.4 num th in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Ecuador ranks 83rd out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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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