Children moderately or severely overweight in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Children moderately or severely overweight was 61 num th in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
61 num th
Change on year
up 9.5%
World rank
86th
of 180 countries
All-time high
75.8 num th
in 2002
All-time low
48.8 num th
in 2020
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Children moderately or severely overweight in Tajikistan, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Tajikistan recorded 61 num th for children moderately or severely overweight in 2024.
The figure is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Tajikistan peaked at 75.8 num th in 2002 and was at its lowest, 48.8 num th, in 2020.
Tajikistan ranks 86th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely overweight in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 75.2 num th | — |
| 2001 | 75.4 num th | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 75.8 num th | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 75.6 num th | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 75.1 num th | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 74.7 num th | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 73.5 num th | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 71.6 num th | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 69.5 num th | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 67 num th | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 64.4 num th | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 61.9 num th | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 59.3 num th | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 56.6 num th | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 54.2 num th | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 52.3 num th | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 50.8 num th | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 49.9 num th | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 49.3 num th | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 48.9 num th | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 48.8 num th | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 49.7 num th | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 52 num th | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 55.7 num th | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 61 num th | +9.5% |
Tajikistan compared with similar countries
- Tajikistan's 61 num th is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 57.05 num th, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Tajikistan's 61 num th is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 33.1 num th, 1.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.34 num th | 67 num th | 75.8 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.76 num th | 48.9 num th | 64.4 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.44 num th | 48.8 num th | 61 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
- 83 Ecuador 64.5 num th compare
- 84 Sierra Leone 63.9 num th compare
- 85 State of Palestine 63.2 num th compare
- 87 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 57.1 num th compare
- 88 Mali 55 num th compare
- 89 Senegal 53.1 num th compare
More development goals data for Tajikistan
- Red List Index 0.9875 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 38.63 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 203.08 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 24 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 24 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 24 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 23 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 23 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 25 (2025)
- Infant deaths 6,310 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Tajikistan?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Tajikistan was 61 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 75.8 num th in 2002.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.8 num th in 2020.
- How does Tajikistan rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Tajikistan ranks 86th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tajikistan 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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