Children moderately or severely overweight in Tunisia
Tunisia: Children moderately or severely overweight was 151.5 num th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children moderately or severely overweight in Tunisia, 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 Tunisia is 151.5 num th, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Tunisia peaked at 177.3 num th in 2018 and was at its lowest, 34.2 num th, in 2000.
Tunisia ranks 46th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.79 num th | 34.2 num th | 98.9 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 153.35 num th | 110.3 num th | 177.3 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 162.88 num th | 151.5 num th | 174.1 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 43 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 164.9 num th compare
- 44 Côte d'Ivoire 163.6 num th compare
- 45 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 152.9 num th compare
- 47 Poland 143.9 num th compare
- 48 Malawi 139.1 num th compare
- 49 Germany 126.6 num th compare
More development goals data for Tunisia
- Red List Index 0.8809 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 29.06 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 546.34 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 22 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 22 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 14 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 7 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 8 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,615 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Tunisia?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Tunisia was 151.5 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 177.3 num th in 2018.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.2 num th in 2000.
- How does Tunisia rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Tunisia ranks 46th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia 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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