Children moderately or severely overweight in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Children moderately or severely overweight was 75.7 num th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children moderately or severely overweight in Kyrgyzstan, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
In 2024, children moderately or severely overweight in Kyrgyzstan stood at 75.7 num th. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.3% on the previous year and up 45.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 75.7 num th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.4 num th, in 2017.
That places Kyrgyzstan 77th out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely overweight in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.1 num th | — |
| 2001 | 50.3 num th | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 50.9 num th | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 51.6 num th | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 52.2 num th | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 52.5 num th | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 52.4 num th | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 51.8 num th | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 50.9 num th | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 50.3 num th | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 50.8 num th | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 51.6 num th | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 52.2 num th | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 52.4 num th | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 52.2 num th | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 51.5 num th | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 50.4 num th | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 49.4 num th | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 49.7 num th | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 52 num th | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 55.4 num th | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 59.1 num th | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 63.3 num th | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 68.6 num th | +8.4% |
| 2024 | 75.7 num th | +10.3% |
Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries
- Kyrgyzstan's 75.7 num th is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 57.05 num th, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Kyrgyzstan's 75.7 num th is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 33.1 num th, 2.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.3 num th | 50.1 num th | 52.5 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.22 num th | 49.4 num th | 52.4 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.42 num th | 55.4 num th | 75.7 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
- 74 Chile 81.9 num th compare
- 75 Japan 78.7 num th compare
- 76 Ghana 76.3 num th compare
- 78 Dominican Republic 74.5 num th compare
- 79 Republic of Korea 70.5 num th compare
- 79 South Korea 70.5 num th compare
More development goals data for Kyrgyzstan
- Red List Index 0.8882 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 46.76 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 218.57 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 23 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 23 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 23 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 26 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 26 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 27 (2025)
- Infant deaths 2,217 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Kyrgyzstan?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Kyrgyzstan was 75.7 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 75.7 num th in 2024.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.4 num th in 2017.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 77th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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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