Children moderately or severely overweight in Qatar
Qatar: Children moderately or severely overweight was 13.4 num th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children moderately or severely overweight in Qatar, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 13.4 num th for children moderately or severely overweight in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Qatar peaked at 14.3 num th in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.6 num th, in 2000.
Qatar ranks 132nd 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 Qatar, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.6 num th | — |
| 2001 | 5.9 num th | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 6.1 num th | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 6.3 num th | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 6.6 num th | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 7.1 num th | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 7.6 num th | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 7.9 num th | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 8.5 num th | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 9.1 num th | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 9.8 num th | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 10.5 num th | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 11.1 num th | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 11.6 num th | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 11.9 num th | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 12.5 num th | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 13.2 num th | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 13.6 num th | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 13.6 num th | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13.9 num th | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 14.3 num th | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 14.2 num th | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 13.8 num th | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 13.5 num th | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 13.4 num th | -0.7% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 13.4 num th is below the median for high income countries, which is 27.8 num th, 48% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 13.4 num th is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 136.9 num th, 10% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.07 num th | 5.6 num th | 9.1 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.17 num th | 9.8 num th | 13.9 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.84 num th | 13.4 num th | 14.3 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
More development goals data for Qatar
- Red List Index 0.7804 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 2.15 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,920 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 3 (2025)
- Infant deaths 142 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Qatar?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Qatar was 13.4 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 14.3 num th in 2020.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6 num th in 2000.
- How does Qatar rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Qatar ranks 132nd out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar 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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