Children moderately or severely overweight in Western Africa
Western Africa: Children moderately or severely overweight was 1,492 num th in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children moderately or severely overweight in Western Africa, 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 Western Africa is 1,492 num th, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 12.3% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Western Africa peaked at 2,080 num th in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,051 num th, in 2018.
That places Western Africa 23rd out of 32 groups 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.
Children moderately or severely overweight in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,080 num th | — |
| 2001 | 2,059 num th | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 2,018 num th | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 1,959 num th | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 1,886 num th | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 1,801 num th | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 1,712 num th | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 1,620 num th | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 1,531 num th | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 1,446 num th | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 1,367 num th | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 1,297 num th | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 1,234 num th | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 1,179 num th | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 1,133 num th | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 1,098 num th | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 1,071 num th | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 1,055 num th | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 1,051 num th | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 1,061 num th | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 1,087 num th | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 1,136 num th | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 1,214 num th | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 1,329 num th | +9.5% |
| 2024 | 1,492 num th | +12.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,811 num th | 1,446 num th | 2,080 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,155 num th | 1,051 num th | 1,367 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,252 num th | 1,087 num th | 1,492 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
More development goals data for Western Africa
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 264.83 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 200.3 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 131 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 127 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 99 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 171 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 208 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 216 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 2.14 ltpureal (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 19,877 num th (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Western Africa?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Western Africa was 1,492 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2,080 num th in 2000.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,051 num th in 2018.
- How does Western Africa rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Western Africa ranks 23rd out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Africa 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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