Children moderately or severely overweight in Malawi
Malawi: Children moderately or severely overweight was 139.1 num th in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children moderately or severely overweight in Malawi, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children moderately or severely overweight in Malawi is 139.1 num th, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 16.4% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Malawi peaked at 249 num th in 2000 and was at its lowest, 90.4 num th, in 2019.
Malawi ranks 57th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely overweight in Malawi, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 249 num th | — |
| 2001 | 248.6 num th | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 246 num th | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 240.8 num th | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 233.4 num th | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 224.3 num th | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 213.4 num th | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 201 num th | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 187.9 num th | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 174.3 num th | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 160.5 num th | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 147.1 num th | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 134.7 num th | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 123.6 num th | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 113.9 num th | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 105.7 num th | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 99.1 num th | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 94.1 num th | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 91.1 num th | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 90.4 num th | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 92.4 num th | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 97.5 num th | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 106.2 num th | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 119.5 num th | +12.5% |
| 2024 | 139.1 num th | +16.4% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 139.1 num th is above the median for low income countries, which is 94.6 num th, 1.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 139.1 num th is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 65.6 num th, 2.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 221.87 num th | 174.3 num th | 249 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 116.02 num th | 90.4 num th | 160.5 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 110.94 num th | 92.4 num th | 139.1 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More development goals data for Malawi
- Red List Index 0.8845 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 2.52 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 70.35 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 31 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 31 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 31 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 17 (2025)
- Infant deaths 25,217 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Malawi?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Malawi was 139.1 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 249 num th in 2000.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.4 num th in 2019.
- How does Malawi rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Malawi ranks 57th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi 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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