Children moderately or severely overweight in Somalia
Somalia: Children moderately or severely overweight was 86.3 num th in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children moderately or severely overweight in Somalia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
In 2024, children moderately or severely overweight in Somalia stood at 86.3 num th.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.7% on the previous year and up 47.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Somalia peaked at 96.1 num th in 2004 and was at its lowest, 57.2 num th, in 2017.
That places Somalia 72nd out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely overweight in Somalia, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 88.6 num th | — |
| 2001 | 92 num th | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 94.3 num th | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 95.7 num th | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 96.1 num th | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 95.2 num th | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 92.8 num th | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 89.5 num th | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 85.5 num th | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 80.9 num th | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 76.1 num th | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 68.9 num th | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 62.7 num th | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 60 num th | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 58.4 num th | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 57.4 num th | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 57.3 num th | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 57.2 num th | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 57.2 num th | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 58.2 num th | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 60.5 num th | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 64.2 num th | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 69 num th | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 75.9 num th | +10.0% |
| 2024 | 86.3 num th | +13.7% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 86.3 num th is below the median for low income countries, which is 94.6 num th, 91% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 86.3 num th is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 65.6 num th, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.06 num th | 80.9 num th | 96.1 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.34 num th | 57.2 num th | 76.1 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.18 num th | 60.5 num th | 86.3 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More development goals data for Somalia
- Red List Index 0.9154 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 4,397 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 11.47 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 10 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 10 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 10 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 18 (2025)
- Infant deaths 51,546 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Somalia?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Somalia was 86.3 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.1 num th in 2004.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.2 num th in 2017.
- How does Somalia rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Somalia ranks 72nd out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia 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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