Children moderately or severely overweight in Mongolia
Mongolia: Children moderately or severely overweight was 42 num th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children moderately or severely overweight in Mongolia, 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 Mongolia is 42 num th, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Mongolia peaked at 43.5 num th in 2020 and was at its lowest, 21.8 num th, in 2002.
Mongolia ranks 101st 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 Mongolia, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.1 num th | — |
| 2001 | 21.9 num th | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 21.8 num th | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 21.8 num th | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 22 num th | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 22.3 num th | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 22.7 num th | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 23.4 num th | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 24.6 num th | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 26.3 num th | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 28.6 num th | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 30.8 num th | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 32.7 num th | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 34.8 num th | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 36.9 num th | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 38.6 num th | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 40.3 num th | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 41.8 num th | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 42.7 num th | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 43.4 num th | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 43.5 num th | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 43 num th | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 42.5 num th | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 42.2 num th | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 42 num th | -0.5% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 42 num th is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37.75 num th, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 42 num th is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 28.4 num th, 1.5× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.89 num th | 21.8 num th | 26.3 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.06 num th | 28.6 num th | 43.4 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.64 num th | 42 num th | 43.5 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More development goals data for Mongolia
- Red List Index 0.9573 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 70.8 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 332.75 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 13 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 13 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 46 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 46 (2025)
- Infant deaths 717 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Mongolia?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Mongolia was 42 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 43.5 num th in 2020.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.8 num th in 2002.
- How does Mongolia rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Mongolia ranks 101st out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia 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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