Children moderately or severely overweight in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: Children moderately or severely overweight was 270.5 num th in 2024. βΌ Falling
Children moderately or severely overweight in Syrian Arab Republic, 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 Syrian Arab Republic is 270.5 num th, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 10.7% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 555.5 num th in 2009 and was at its lowest, 210 num th, in 2020.
Syrian Arab Republic ranks 29th of 164 countries 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 | 507.88 num th | 435.1 num th | 555.5 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 382.28 num th | 213.7 num th | 551.5 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 232.9 num th | 210 num th | 270.5 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syrian Arab Republic
- 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
- 30 Iraq 258.5 num th compare
- 31 Mozambique 256.1 num th compare
- 32 Melanesia 246 num th compare
More development goals data for Syrian Arab Republic
- Red List Index 0.8706 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 17,632 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 20.43 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 11 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 11 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 11 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 9 (2025)
- Infant deaths 9,639 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Syrian Arab Republic was 270.5 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 555.5 num th in 2009.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 210 num th in 2020.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 29th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syrian Arab Republic 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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