Children moderately or severely overweight in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Children moderately or severely overweight was 37.8 num th in 2024. βΌ Falling
Children moderately or severely overweight in Turkmenistan, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
In 2024, children moderately or severely overweight in Turkmenistan stood at 37.8 num th. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.9% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Turkmenistan peaked at 37.8 num th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30 num th, in 2018.
That places Turkmenistan 95th out of 164 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.88 num th | 34.1 num th | 37.1 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.25 num th | 30 num th | 33.4 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.46 num th | 30.7 num th | 37.8 num th | 5 |
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More development goals data for Turkmenistan
- Red List Index 0.9773 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 35.74 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,218 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 14 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 10 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 10 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 14 (2025)
- Infant deaths 4,796 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Turkmenistan?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Turkmenistan was 37.8 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 37.8 num th in 2024.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 30 num th in 2018.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Turkmenistan ranks 95th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkmenistan 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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