Children moderately or severely overweight in Ukraine
Ukraine: Children moderately or severely overweight was 201.5 num th in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children moderately or severely overweight in Ukraine, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 201.5 num th for children moderately or severely overweight in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 58.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Ukraine peaked at 600.9 num th in 2008 and was at its lowest, 198.7 num th, in 2023.
Ukraine ranks 48th 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 Ukraine, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 550.1 num th | — |
| 2001 | 542.6 num th | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 537.5 num th | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 547.7 num th | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 563.5 num th | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 574.6 num th | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 585.6 num th | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 595.5 num th | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 600.9 num th | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 600.2 num th | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 589.7 num th | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 569.9 num th | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 542.7 num th | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 515.4 num th | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 481 num th | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 443.6 num th | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 402.3 num th | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 362.7 num th | -9.8% |
| 2018 | 325.9 num th | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 295.5 num th | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 273.8 num th | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 260.4 num th | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 230 num th | -11.7% |
| 2023 | 198.7 num th | -13.6% |
| 2024 | 201.5 num th | +1.4% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 201.5 num th is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37.75 num th, 5.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 201.5 num th is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 33.1 num th, 6.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 569.82 num th | 537.5 num th | 600.9 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 452.87 num th | 295.5 num th | 589.7 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 232.88 num th | 198.7 num th | 273.8 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
More development goals data for Ukraine
- Red List Index 0.8937 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 11,970 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 297.58 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 81 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 46 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 51 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 132 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,596 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Ukraine?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Ukraine was 201.5 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 600.9 num th in 2008.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 198.7 num th in 2023.
- How does Ukraine rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Ukraine ranks 48th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine 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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