Children moderately or severely overweight in Mexico
Mexico: Children moderately or severely overweight was 760 num th in 2024. βΌ Falling
Children moderately or severely overweight in Mexico, 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 Mexico is 760 num th, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Mexico peaked at 834.1 num th in 2000 and was at its lowest, 714.1 num th, in 2019.
Mexico ranks 6th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 811.04 num th | 776.7 num th | 834.1 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 751.12 num th | 714.1 num th | 772.8 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 733.58 num th | 714.1 num th | 760 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More development goals data for Mexico
- Red List Index 0.727 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 20.72 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,025 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 73 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 73 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 44 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 38 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 42 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 42 (2025)
- Infant deaths 24,487 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Mexico?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Mexico was 760 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 834.1 num th in 2000.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 714.1 num th in 2019.
- How does Mexico rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Mexico ranks 6th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico 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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