Children moderately or severely overweight in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Children moderately or severely overweight was 7,220 num th in 2024. βΌ Falling
Children moderately or severely overweight in Sub-Saharan 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 Sub-Saharan Africa is 7,220 num th, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.2% on the previous year and up 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 7,220 num th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5,220 num th, in 2017.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 5th of 35 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,448 num th | 6,192 num th | 6,606 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,499 num th | 5,220 num th | 6,041 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,197 num th | 5,448 num th | 7,220 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More development goals data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Red List Index 0.8101 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 616 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 165.83 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 366 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 355 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 232 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 658 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 794 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 817 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1.89 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Sub-Saharan Africa was 7,220 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 7,220 num th in 2024.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,220 num th in 2017.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 5th out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan 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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