Children moderately or severely overweight in Rwanda
Rwanda: Children moderately or severely overweight was 96.1 num th in 2024. βΌ Falling
Children moderately or severely overweight in Rwanda, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
In 2024, children moderately or severely overweight in Rwanda stood at 96.1 num th.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Rwanda peaked at 118.5 num th in 2006 and was at its lowest, 84.2 num th, in 2020.
Rwanda ranks 59th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 110.36 num th | 93.6 num th | 118.5 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.38 num th | 84.4 num th | 111.4 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.54 num th | 84.2 num th | 96.1 num th | 5 |
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More development goals data for Rwanda
- Red List Index 0.8943 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1,664 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 89.06 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 33 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 29 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 19 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 19 (2025)
- Infant deaths 11,626 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Rwanda?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Rwanda was 96.1 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 118.5 num th in 2006.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.2 num th in 2020.
- How does Rwanda rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Rwanda ranks 59th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda 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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