Children moderately or severely overweight in Liberia
Liberia: Children moderately or severely overweight was 47.7 num th in 2024. β² Rising
Children moderately or severely overweight in Liberia, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children moderately or severely overweight in Liberia is 47.7 num th, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.5% on the previous year and up 112.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Liberia peaked at 47.7 num th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.6 num th, in 2004.
Liberia ranks 88th of 164 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.37 num th | 21.6 num th | 23.2 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.34 num th | 22 num th | 27.1 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.52 num th | 29.6 num th | 47.7 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More development goals data for Liberia
- Red List Index 0.9072 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 88.92 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 37.17 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 3 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 3 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Infant deaths 10,692 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 5,649 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 1.69 ltpureal (2024)
- Under-five deaths 14,534 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Liberia?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Liberia was 47.7 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 47.7 num th in 2024.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6 num th in 2004.
- How does Liberia rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Liberia ranks 88th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 112.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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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