Children moderately or severely overweight in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Children moderately or severely overweight was 2 num th in 2024. β² Rising
Children moderately or severely overweight in Sao Tome and Principe, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 2 num th for children moderately or severely overweight in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.6% on the previous year and up 122.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 2 num th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8 num th, in 2000.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 136th of 148 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.94 num th | 0.8 num th | 1 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.95 num th | 0.9 num th | 1 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5 num th | 1.1 num th | 2 num th | 5 |
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More development goals data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Red List Index 0.7187 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 3.33 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 13.63 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 22 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 22 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 22 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 6 (2025)
- Infant deaths 60 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Sao Tome and Principe was 2 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 2 num th in 2024.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8 num th in 2000.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 136th out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 122.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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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