Children moderately or severely overweight (thousands) in Syria
Syria: Children moderately or severely overweight (thousands) was 270.5 num th in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
270.5 num th
Change on year
up 10.7%
World rank
35th
of 180 countries
All-time high
555.5 num th
in 2009
All-time low
210 num th
in 2020
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Children moderately or severely overweight in Syria, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children moderately or severely overweight in Syria 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 Syria peaked at 555.5 num th in 2009 and was at its lowest, 210 num th, in 2020.
That places Syria 35th out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely overweight (thousands) in Syria, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 435.1 num th | — |
| 2001 | 456.7 num th | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 477.2 num th | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 495.4 num th | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 510.1 num th | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 520.5 num th | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 530.3 num th | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 544 num th | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 554 num th | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 555.5 num th | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 551.5 num th | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 540 num th | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 513.3 num th | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 464.1 num th | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 405.6 num th | -12.6% |
| 2015 | 348.8 num th | -14.0% |
| 2016 | 299 num th | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 257.9 num th | -13.7% |
| 2018 | 228.9 num th | -11.2% |
| 2019 | 213.7 num th | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 210 num th | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 214.2 num th | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 225.5 num th | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 244.3 num th | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 270.5 num th | +10.7% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 270.5 num th is above the median for low income countries, which is 94.6 num th, 2.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Syria's 270.5 num th is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 136.9 num th, 2.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
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 Syria
- 32 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 276.5 num th compare
- 32 United Kingdom 276.5 num th compare
- 34 Bangladesh 270.7 num th compare
- 35 Syrian Arab Republic 270.5 num th compare
- 37 Iraq 258.5 num th compare
- 38 Mozambique 256.1 num th compare
More development goals data for Syria
- 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 Syria?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Syria 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 Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 555.5 num th in 2009.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 210 num th in 2020.
- How does Syria rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Syria ranks 35th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syria 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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