Children moderately or severely overweight in Namibia

Namibia: Children moderately or severely overweight was 23.5 num th in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
23.5 num th
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
108th
of 164 countries
All-time high
23.5 num th
in 2024
All-time low
10.1 num th
in 2004
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Children moderately or severely overweight in Namibia, 2000–2024

05101520252000201220242000: 10.2 num th2001: 10.2 num th2002: 10.2 num th2003: 10.2 num th2004: 10.1 num th2005: 10.1 num th2006: 10.2 num th2007: 10.4 num th2008: 10.7 num th2009: 11.2 num th2010: 11.6 num th2011: 12.2 num th2012: 12.9 num th2013: 13.6 num th2014: 14.4 num th2015: 15.1 num th2016: 15.9 num th2017: 16.8 num th2018: 17.8 num th2019: 18.8 num th2020: 19.9 num th2021: 21.2 num th2022: 22.3 num th2023: 23 num th2024: 23.5 num th

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.

Analysis

The most recent figure for children moderately or severely overweight in Namibia is 23.5 num th, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 63.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Namibia peaked at 23.5 num th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.1 num th, in 2004.

Namibia ranks 108th of 164 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10.35 num th 10.1 num th 11.2 num th 10
2010s 14.91 num th 11.6 num th 18.8 num th 10
2020s 21.98 num th 19.9 num th 23.5 num th 5

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 106 Kuwait 26.7 num th compare
  2. 107 Albania 23.7 num th compare
  3. 109 Uruguay 23 num th compare
  4. 110 Armenia 22.7 num th compare
  5. 111 Costa Rica 21.3 num th compare

See the full ranking of 199 places β†’

More development goals data for Namibia

All data for Namibia β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is children moderately or severely overweight in Namibia?
Children moderately or severely overweight in Namibia was 23.5 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 23.5 num th in 2024.
What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 10.1 num th in 2004.
How does Namibia rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
Namibia ranks 108th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is up 63.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Namibia 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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Indicator
Children moderately or severely overweight (thousands)
Unit
num th
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
199 places, 4,975 data points, 2000–2024
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