Children moderately or severely overweight in Northern America
Northern America: Children moderately or severely overweight was 2,012 num th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children moderately or severely overweight in Northern America, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
In 2024, children moderately or severely overweight in Northern America stood at 2,012 num th. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Northern America peaked at 2,012 num th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,627 num th, in 2000.
Northern America ranks 19th of 35 groups 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,749 num th | 1,627 num th | 1,877 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,906 num th | 1,881 num th | 1,950 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,965 num th | 1,939 num th | 2,012 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
More development goals data for Northern America
- Red List Index 0.8282 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.4561 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 6,615 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 268 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 249 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 87 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 64 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 113 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 125 (2025)
- Infant deaths 21,716 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Northern America?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Northern America was 2,012 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 2,012 num th in 2024.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,627 num th in 2000.
- How does Northern America rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Northern America ranks 19th out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern America 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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