Children moderately or severely overweight in Mozambique
Mozambique: Children moderately or severely overweight was 256.1 num th in 2024. β¬ Flat
Children moderately or severely overweight in Mozambique, 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 Mozambique is 256.1 num th, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Mozambique peaked at 259.4 num th in 2007 and was at its lowest, 206.9 num th, in 2000.
Mozambique ranks 31st of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 244.4 num th | 206.9 num th | 259.4 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 235.85 num th | 219.4 num th | 257.1 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 235.36 num th | 221.2 num th | 256.1 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 28 Bangladesh 270.7 num th compare
- 29 Syrian Arab Republic 270.5 num th compare
- 30 Iraq 258.5 num th compare
- 32 Melanesia 246 num th compare
- 33 Uzbekistan 245.6 num th compare
- 34 Peru 242.4 num th compare
More development goals data for Mozambique
- Red List Index 0.8879 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.3031 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 30.73 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 20 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 19 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 13 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 11 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 13 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 13 (2025)
- Infant deaths 55,191 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Mozambique?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Mozambique was 256.1 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 259.4 num th in 2007.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 206.9 num th in 2000.
- How does Mozambique rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Mozambique ranks 31st out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mozambique 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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