Children moderately or severely overweight in El Salvador
El Salvador: Children moderately or severely overweight was 41.6 num th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children moderately or severely overweight in El Salvador, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
In 2024, children moderately or severely overweight in El Salvador stood at 41.6 num th. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in El Salvador peaked at 41.6 num th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.1 num th, in 2000.
That places El Salvador 102nd 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 El Salvador, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.1 num th | — |
| 2001 | 33.4 num th | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 33.7 num th | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 33.7 num th | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 33.6 num th | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 33.4 num th | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 33.2 num th | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 33.4 num th | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 34 num th | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 34.7 num th | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 35.6 num th | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 36.5 num th | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 37.4 num th | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 38.2 num th | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 39.1 num th | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 40 num th | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 40.6 num th | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 40.8 num th | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 40.7 num th | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 40.4 num th | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 40.3 num th | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 40.3 num th | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 40.6 num th | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 41.1 num th | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 41.6 num th | +1.2% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 41.6 num th is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37.75 num th, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 41.6 num th is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 48 num th, 87% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.62 num th | 33.1 num th | 34.7 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.93 num th | 35.6 num th | 40.8 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.78 num th | 40.3 num th | 41.6 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More development goals data for El Salvador
- Red List Index 0.8269 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1,133 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 609.19 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 49 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 49 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 49 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 8 (2025)
- Infant deaths 875 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in El Salvador?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in El Salvador was 41.6 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 41.6 num th in 2024.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.1 num th in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- El Salvador ranks 102nd out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador 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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