Children moderately or severely overweight in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Children moderately or severely overweight was 5,635 num th in 2024. β¬ Flat
Children moderately or severely overweight in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 5,635 num th for children moderately or severely overweight in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 5,635 num th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,987 num th, in 2016.
That places Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 9th out of 35 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,508 num th | 4,206 num th | 4,651 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,120 num th | 3,987 num th | 4,382 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,847 num th | 4,266 num th | 5,635 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
More development goals data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Red List Index 0.7542 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1,312 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 177.54 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 307 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 295 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 227 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 663 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 820 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 834 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1.48 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 5,635 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 5,635 num th in 2024.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,987 num th in 2016.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 9th out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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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