Children moderately or severely overweight in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Children moderately or severely overweight was 647.4 num th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children moderately or severely overweight in Ethiopia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
In 2024, children moderately or severely overweight in Ethiopia stood at 647.4 num th. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 11.7% on the previous year and up 62.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Ethiopia peaked at 647.4 num th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 371.2 num th, in 2000.
That places Ethiopia 14th out of 180 countries 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.
Children moderately or severely overweight in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 371.2 num th | — |
| 2001 | 391.5 num th | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 410.6 num th | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 427.7 num th | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 441.9 num th | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 452.5 num th | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 458.5 num th | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 459.5 num th | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 456.5 num th | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 449.7 num th | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 439.8 num th | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 428.7 num th | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 417.3 num th | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 406.3 num th | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 397.8 num th | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 393.2 num th | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 393 num th | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 398 num th | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 409.3 num th | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 427.5 num th | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 452.5 num th | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 485 num th | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 526.6 num th | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 579.7 num th | +10.1% |
| 2024 | 647.4 num th | +11.7% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 647.4 num th is above the median for low income countries, which is 94.6 num th, 6.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 647.4 num th is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 65.6 num th, 9.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 431.96 num th | 371.2 num th | 459.5 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 411.09 num th | 393 num th | 439.8 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 538.24 num th | 452.5 num th | 647.4 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More development goals data for Ethiopia
- Red List Index 0.8413 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 122.55 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 52.47 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 14 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 81 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 93 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 93 (2025)
- Infant deaths 141,578 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Ethiopia?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Ethiopia was 647.4 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 647.4 num th in 2024.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 371.2 num th in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Ethiopia ranks 14th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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