Children moderately or severely overweight in Senegal
Senegal: Children moderately or severely overweight was 53.1 num th in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
53.1 num th
Change on year
up 14.7%
World rank
89th
of 180 countries
All-time high
53.1 num th
in 2024
All-time low
29.6 num th
in 2013
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Children moderately or severely overweight in Senegal, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 53.1 num th for children moderately or severely overweight in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 14.7% on the previous year and up 79.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Senegal peaked at 53.1 num th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.6 num th, in 2013.
Senegal ranks 89th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Children moderately or severely overweight in Senegal, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.8 num th | — |
| 2001 | 42.4 num th | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 40.8 num th | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 39.3 num th | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 37.8 num th | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 36.3 num th | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 34.9 num th | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 33.6 num th | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 32.4 num th | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 31.4 num th | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 30.6 num th | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 30 num th | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 29.7 num th | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 29.6 num th | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 29.6 num th | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 29.7 num th | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 30 num th | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 30.6 num th | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 31.6 num th | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 33 num th | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 35 num th | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 37.7 num th | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 41.3 num th | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 46.3 num th | +12.1% |
| 2024 | 53.1 num th | +14.7% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 53.1 num th is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 57.05 num th, 93% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 53.1 num th is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 65.6 num th, 81% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.27 num th | 31.4 num th | 43.8 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.44 num th | 29.6 num th | 33 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.68 num th | 35 num th | 53.1 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More development goals data for Senegal
- Red List Index 0.9773 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 68.58 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 199.23 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 36 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 34 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 20 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 19 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 20 (2025)
- Infant deaths 15,406 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Senegal?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Senegal was 53.1 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 53.1 num th in 2024.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.6 num th in 2013.
- How does Senegal rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Senegal ranks 89th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Senegal 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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