Children moderately or severely overweight in India
India: Children moderately or severely overweight was 4,207 num th in 2024. β² Rising
Children moderately or severely overweight in India, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
In 2024, children moderately or severely overweight in India stood at 4,207 num th. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.7% on the previous year and up 54.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in India peaked at 4,207 num th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,705 num th, in 2012.
India ranks 2nd of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,116 num th | 2,767 num th | 3,448 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,792 num th | 2,705 num th | 3,049 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,649 num th | 3,200 num th | 4,207 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
More development goals data for India
- Red List Index 0.7875 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.97 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 350.51 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 72 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 72 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 49 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 141 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 297 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 297 (2025)
- Infant deaths 539,573 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in India?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in India was 4,207 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 4,207 num th in 2024.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,705 num th in 2012.
- How does India rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- India ranks 2nd out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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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