Children moderately or severely overweight in Eswatini
Eswatini: Children moderately or severely overweight was 14.5 num th in 2024. βΌ Falling
Children moderately or severely overweight in Eswatini, 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 Eswatini is 14.5 num th, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Eswatini peaked at 19.5 num th in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.4 num th, in 2019.
Eswatini ranks 119th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.25 num th | 16.7 num th | 19.5 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.44 num th | 13.4 num th | 16.2 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.86 num th | 13.4 num th | 14.5 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More development goals data for Eswatini
- Red List Index 0.9636 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 12.89 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,105 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 20 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 20 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 19 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 15 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,236 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Eswatini?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Eswatini was 14.5 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 19.5 num th in 2000.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4 num th in 2019.
- How does Eswatini rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Eswatini ranks 119th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini 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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