Children moderately or severely overweight in South Africa
South Africa: Children moderately or severely overweight was 757 num th in 2024. β² Rising
Children moderately or severely overweight in South Africa, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children moderately or severely overweight in South Africa is 757 num th, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in South Africa peaked at 762 num th in 2016 and was at its lowest, 567.9 num th, in 2003.
That places South Africa 27th out of 35 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 605.2 num th | 567.9 num th | 696.1 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 742.91 num th | 716.6 num th | 762 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 751.96 num th | 735.1 num th | 760.9 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 24 Angola 300.9 num th compare
- 25 Thailand 299.8 num th compare
- 26 Afghanistan 297 num th compare
- 27 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 276.5 num th compare
- 28 Bangladesh 270.7 num th compare
- 29 Syrian Arab Republic 270.5 num th compare
- 30 Iraq 258.5 num th compare
More development goals data for South Africa
- Red List Index 0.8693 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.8 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 651.49 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 105 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 101 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 33 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 40 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 56 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 61 (2025)
- Infant deaths 28,570 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in South Africa?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in South Africa was 757 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 762 num th in 2016.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 567.9 num th in 2003.
- How does South Africa rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- South Africa ranks 27th out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa 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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