Children moderately or severely overweight in Iraq
Iraq: Children moderately or severely overweight was 258.5 num th in 2024. βΌ Falling
Children moderately or severely overweight in Iraq, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 258.5 num th for children moderately or severely overweight in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 51.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Iraq peaked at 543.1 num th in 2013 and was at its lowest, 258.5 num th, in 2024.
That places Iraq 30th out of 164 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 431.64 num th | 300.5 num th | 513.4 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 485.95 num th | 367 num th | 543.1 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 295.44 num th | 258.5 num th | 337.6 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 27 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 276.5 num th compare
- 28 Bangladesh 270.7 num th compare
- 29 Syrian Arab Republic 270.5 num th compare
- 31 Mozambique 256.1 num th compare
- 32 Melanesia 246 num th compare
- 33 Uzbekistan 245.6 num th compare
More development goals data for Iraq
- Red List Index 0.8093 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 618.9 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 274.76 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 16 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 8 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 5 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 22 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 22 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 29 (2025)
- Infant deaths 23,456 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Iraq?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Iraq was 258.5 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 543.1 num th in 2013.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 258.5 num th in 2024.
- How does Iraq rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Iraq ranks 30th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq 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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