Children moderately or severely overweight in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Children moderately or severely overweight was 5,670 num th in 2024. β¬ Flat
Children moderately or severely overweight in Southern Asia, 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 Southern Asia is 5,670 num th, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Southern Asia peaked at 5,670 num th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4,876 num th, in 2017.
That places Southern Asia 8th out of 35 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,214 num th | 5,020 num th | 5,323 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,935 num th | 4,876 num th | 5,001 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,285 num th | 5,007 num th | 5,670 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
More development goals data for Southern Asia
- Red List Index 0.7877 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 250.81 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 368.28 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 144 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 143 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 93 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 392 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 641 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 647 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Southern Asia?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Southern Asia was 5,670 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 5,670 num th in 2024.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,876 num th in 2017.
- How does Southern Asia rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Southern Asia ranks 8th out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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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