Children moderately or severely overweight in Malaysia
Malaysia: Children moderately or severely overweight was 116.9 num th in 2024. βΌ Falling
Children moderately or severely overweight in Malaysia, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 116.9 num th for children moderately or severely overweight in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Malaysia peaked at 160.3 num th in 2017 and was at its lowest, 116.9 num th, in 2024.
Malaysia ranks 53rd of 164 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 152.61 num th | 144.7 num th | 158 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 156.93 num th | 154.5 num th | 160.3 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 131.34 num th | 116.9 num th | 148.4 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More development goals data for Malaysia
- Red List Index 0.8095 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 5.56 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,701 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 36 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 36 (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) 23 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 25 (2025)
- Infant deaths 3,053 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Malaysia?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Malaysia was 116.9 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 160.3 num th in 2017.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 116.9 num th in 2024.
- How does Malaysia rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Malaysia ranks 53rd out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia 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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