Children moderately or severely overweight in Thailand
Thailand: Children moderately or severely overweight was 299.8 num th in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
299.8 num th
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
30th
of 180 countries
All-time high
381 num th
in 2014
All-time low
299.8 num th
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Children moderately or severely overweight in Thailand, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
In 2024, children moderately or severely overweight in Thailand stood at 299.8 num th. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Thailand peaked at 381 num th in 2014 and was at its lowest, 299.8 num th, in 2024.
That places Thailand 30th out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Children moderately or severely overweight in Thailand, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 312.1 num th | — |
| 2001 | 319.2 num th | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 325.5 num th | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 331.9 num th | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 339.2 num th | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 346.3 num th | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 352 num th | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 356.3 num th | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 359.8 num th | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 362.9 num th | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 366.2 num th | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 370.5 num th | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 375.4 num th | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 379.5 num th | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 381 num th | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 379.8 num th | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 375.2 num th | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 367.3 num th | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 357.4 num th | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 346.6 num th | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 335.8 num th | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 325.5 num th | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 316 num th | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 307.4 num th | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 299.8 num th | -2.5% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 299.8 num th is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37.75 num th, 7.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 299.8 num th is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 28.4 num th, 10.6× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 340.52 num th | 312.1 num th | 362.9 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 369.89 num th | 346.6 num th | 381 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 316.9 num th | 299.8 num th | 335.8 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 27 Kenya 308.2 num th compare
- 28 Philippines 303.5 num th compare
- 29 Angola 300.9 num th compare
- 31 Afghanistan 297 num th compare
- 32 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 276.5 num th compare
- 32 United Kingdom 276.5 num th compare
More development goals data for Thailand
- Red List Index 0.8362 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.4342 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,865 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 2 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 2 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 16 (2025)
- Infant deaths 4,526 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Thailand?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Thailand was 299.8 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 381 num th in 2014.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 299.8 num th in 2024.
- How does Thailand rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Thailand ranks 30th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Thailand 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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