Children moderately or severely overweight in Uganda
Uganda: Children moderately or severely overweight was 341.2 num th in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
341.2 num th
Change on year
up 10.8%
World rank
26th
of 180 countries
All-time high
341.2 num th
in 2024
All-time low
235.1 num th
in 2017
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Children moderately or severely overweight in Uganda, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 341.2 num th for children moderately or severely overweight in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.8% on the previous year and up 40.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Uganda peaked at 341.2 num th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 235.1 num th, in 2017.
Uganda ranks 26th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Children moderately or severely overweight in Uganda, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 247.7 num th | — |
| 2001 | 258.4 num th | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 268.6 num th | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 277.5 num th | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 284.3 num th | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 288.2 num th | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 288.8 num th | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 286.4 num th | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 281.8 num th | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 275.7 num th | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 268.8 num th | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 261.7 num th | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 254.9 num th | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 248.2 num th | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 242.8 num th | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 238.5 num th | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 235.8 num th | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 235.1 num th | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 237.2 num th | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 242 num th | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 250.7 num th | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 264.1 num th | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 282.8 num th | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 307.9 num th | +8.9% |
| 2024 | 341.2 num th | +10.8% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 341.2 num th is above the median for low income countries, which is 94.6 num th, 3.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 341.2 num th is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 65.6 num th, 5.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 275.74 num th | 247.7 num th | 288.8 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 246.5 num th | 235.1 num th | 268.8 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 289.34 num th | 250.7 num th | 341.2 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More development goals data for Uganda
- Red List Index 0.942 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 22.55 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 152.94 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 33 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 33 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 30 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 14 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 14 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 14 (2025)
- Infant deaths 61,371 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Uganda?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Uganda was 341.2 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 341.2 num th in 2024.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 235.1 num th in 2017.
- How does Uganda rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Uganda ranks 26th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uganda 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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