Children moderately or severely overweight in Gambia
Gambia: Children moderately or severely overweight was 10.6 num th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children moderately or severely overweight in Gambia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
In 2024, children moderately or severely overweight in Gambia stood at 10.6 num th. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.8% on the previous year and up 60.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Gambia peaked at 10.6 num th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.6 num th, in 2012.
Gambia ranks 140th of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely overweight in Gambia, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.4 num th | — |
| 2001 | 8.3 num th | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 8.1 num th | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 7.9 num th | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 7.7 num th | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 7.5 num th | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 7.3 num th | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 7.2 num th | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 7 num th | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 6.9 num th | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 6.8 num th | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 6.7 num th | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 6.6 num th | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 6.6 num th | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6.6 num th | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6.7 num th | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 6.7 num th | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6.8 num th | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 6.9 num th | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 7.1 num th | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 7.4 num th | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 7.9 num th | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 8.5 num th | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 9.4 num th | +10.6% |
| 2024 | 10.6 num th | +12.8% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 10.6 num th is below the median for low income countries, which is 94.6 num th, 11% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 10.6 num th is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 65.6 num th, 16% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.63 num th | 6.9 num th | 8.4 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.75 num th | 6.6 num th | 7.1 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.76 num th | 7.4 num th | 10.6 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More development goals data for Gambia
- Red List Index 0.9704 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 281.27 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 14.3 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 1 (2025)
- Infant deaths 2,674 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 1,891 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 0.4818 ltpureal (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Gambia?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Gambia was 10.6 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6 num th in 2024.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6 num th in 2012.
- How does Gambia rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Gambia ranks 140th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia 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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