Children moderately or severely overweight in Lesotho
Lesotho: Children moderately or severely overweight was 19.8 num th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
19.8 num th
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
126th
of 180 countries
All-time high
20.5 num th
in 2017
All-time low
17.4 num th
in 2006
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Children moderately or severely overweight in Lesotho, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 19.8 num th for children moderately or severely overweight in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Lesotho peaked at 20.5 num th in 2017 and was at its lowest, 17.4 num th, in 2006.
Lesotho ranks 126th of 180 countries on this measure, 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 Lesotho, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18 num th | — |
| 2001 | 17.9 num th | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 17.7 num th | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 17.6 num th | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 17.6 num th | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 17.5 num th | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 17.4 num th | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 17.5 num th | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 17.6 num th | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 17.8 num th | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 18.1 num th | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 18.5 num th | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 18.9 num th | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 19.3 num th | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 19.7 num th | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 20.1 num th | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 20.4 num th | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 20.5 num th | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 20.5 num th | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 20.4 num th | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 20.3 num th | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 20.1 num th | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 20 num th | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 19.8 num th | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 19.8 num th | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 19.8 num th is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 57.05 num th, 35% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 19.8 num th is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 65.6 num th, 30% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.66 num th | 17.4 num th | 18 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.64 num th | 18.1 num th | 20.5 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 20 num th | 19.8 num th | 20.3 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 123 Costa Rica 21.3 num th compare
- 124 Lebanon 20.6 num th compare
- 125 Gabon 20.2 num th compare
- 127 Equatorial Guinea 19.1 num th compare
- 128 Bulgaria 16.8 num th compare
- 129 Bosnia and Herzegovina 16.5 num th compare
More development goals data for Lesotho
- Red List Index 0.9471 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.7193 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 145.27 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 26 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 26 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 20 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 12 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 13 (2025)
- Infant deaths 3,104 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Lesotho?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Lesotho was 19.8 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 20.5 num th in 2017.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.4 num th in 2006.
- How does Lesotho rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Lesotho ranks 126th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho 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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