Children moderately or severely overweight in El Salvador

El Salvador: Children moderately or severely overweight was 41.6 num th in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
41.6 num th
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
92nd
of 164 countries
All-time high
41.6 num th
in 2024
All-time low
33.1 num th
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Children moderately or severely overweight in El Salvador, 2000–2024

0102030402000201220242000: 33.1 num th2001: 33.4 num th2002: 33.7 num th2003: 33.7 num th2004: 33.6 num th2005: 33.4 num th2006: 33.2 num th2007: 33.4 num th2008: 34 num th2009: 34.7 num th2010: 35.6 num th2011: 36.5 num th2012: 37.4 num th2013: 38.2 num th2014: 39.1 num th2015: 40 num th2016: 40.6 num th2017: 40.8 num th2018: 40.7 num th2019: 40.4 num th2020: 40.3 num th2021: 40.3 num th2022: 40.6 num th2023: 41.1 num th2024: 41.6 num th

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 92nd out of 164 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 89 Congo 47.6 num th compare
  2. 90 Romania 44.8 num th compare
  3. 91 Mongolia 42 num th compare
  4. 93 Portugal 39.8 num th compare
  5. 94 Panama 38.7 num th compare
  6. 95 Turkmenistan 37.8 num th compare

See the full ranking of 199 places β†’

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All data for El Salvador β†’

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 92nd out of 164 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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Indicator
Children moderately or severely overweight (thousands)
Unit
num th
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
199 places, 4,975 data points, 2000–2024
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