Children moderately or severely overweight in United States of America
United States of America: Children moderately or severely overweight was 1,798 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children moderately or severely overweight in United States of America, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, children moderately or severely overweight in United States of America stood at 1,798. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in United States of America peaked at 1,798 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,461, in 2000.
United States of America ranks 17th of 30 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely overweight in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,461 | — |
| 2001 | 1,487 | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 1,513 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 1,539 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 1,563 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 1,584 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 1,606 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 1,635 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 1,662 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 1,679 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 1,686 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 1,683 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1,674 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 1,665 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 1,663 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,673 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 1,689 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1,705 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1,718 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1,727 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1,725 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1,721 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1,735 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 1,761 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 1,798 | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,573 | 1,461 | 1,679 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,688 | 1,663 | 1,727 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,748 | 1,721 | 1,798 | 5 |
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More development goals data for United States of America
- Red List Index 0.8221 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.4084 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 6,933 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 197 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 195 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 102 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 61 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 89 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 96 (2025)
- Infant deaths 20,024 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in United States of America?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in United States of America was 1,798 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 1,798 in 2024.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,461 in 2000.
- How does United States of America rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- United States of America ranks 17th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America 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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