Children moderately or severely overweight in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Children moderately or severely overweight was 63.9 num th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children moderately or severely overweight in Sierra Leone, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
In 2024, children moderately or severely overweight in Sierra Leone stood at 63.9 num th. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.6% on the previous year and up 138.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Sierra Leone peaked at 63.9 num th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.8 num th, in 2013.
Sierra Leone ranks 84th 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 Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.9 num th | — |
| 2001 | 38.3 num th | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 38.3 num th | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 37.4 num th | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 36.1 num th | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 34.5 num th | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 32.8 num th | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 31.2 num th | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 29.8 num th | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 28.7 num th | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 28 num th | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 27.4 num th | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 27 num th | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 26.8 num th | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 26.8 num th | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 27 num th | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 27.5 num th | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 28.6 num th | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 30.2 num th | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 32.6 num th | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 36 num th | +10.4% |
| 2021 | 40.5 num th | +12.5% |
| 2022 | 46.3 num th | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 53.9 num th | +16.4% |
| 2024 | 63.9 num th | +18.6% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 63.9 num th is below the median for low income countries, which is 94.6 num th, 68% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 63.9 num th is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 65.6 num th, 97% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.5 num th | 28.7 num th | 38.3 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.19 num th | 26.8 num th | 32.6 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.12 num th | 36 num th | 63.9 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 81 Guatemala 69.5 num th compare
- 82 South Sudan 65.6 num th compare
- 83 Ecuador 64.5 num th compare
- 85 State of Palestine 63.2 num th compare
- 86 Tajikistan 61 num th compare
- 87 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 57.1 num th compare
More development goals data for Sierra Leone
- Red List Index 0.9225 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 94.32 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 61.77 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 14 (2025)
- Infant deaths 14,038 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 7,350 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 0.2439 ltpureal (2024)
- Under-five deaths 23,171 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Sierra Leone?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Sierra Leone was 63.9 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 63.9 num th in 2024.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.8 num th in 2013.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Sierra Leone ranks 84th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 138.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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