Children moderately or severely overweight in Western Asia
Western Asia: Children moderately or severely overweight was 1,758 num th in 2024. βΌ Falling
Children moderately or severely overweight in Western Asia, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
In 2024, children moderately or severely overweight in Western Asia stood at 1,758 num th.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Western Asia peaked at 2,475 num th in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1,688 num th, in 2000.
Western Asia ranks 22nd of 35 groups on this measure, 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 | 2,102 num th | 1,688 num th | 2,428 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,313 num th | 1,997 num th | 2,475 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,811 num th | 1,758 num th | 1,911 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
More development goals data for Western Asia
- Red List Index 0.8335 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1,942 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,608 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 101 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 93 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 70 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 251 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 340 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 389 (2025)
- Infant deaths 102,139 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Western Asia?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Western Asia was 1,758 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 Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,475 num th in 2012.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,688 num th in 2000.
- How does Western Asia rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Western Asia ranks 22nd out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Asia 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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