Children moderately or severely overweight in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Children moderately or severely overweight was 92.5 num th in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children moderately or severely overweight in Zimbabwe, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
In 2024, children moderately or severely overweight in Zimbabwe stood at 92.5 num th.
That represents a change of up 11.6% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Zimbabwe peaked at 164.5 num th in 2003 and was at its lowest, 70.5 num th, in 2020.
Zimbabwe ranks 70th 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 Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 155.8 num th | — |
| 2001 | 161.2 num th | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 164.2 num th | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 164.5 num th | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 161.8 num th | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 156.3 num th | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 148.8 num th | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 140.3 num th | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 131.6 num th | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 123.2 num th | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 115.8 num th | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 109.5 num th | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 103.9 num th | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 98.4 num th | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 92.9 num th | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 87.2 num th | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 81.8 num th | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 76.9 num th | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 73 num th | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 70.7 num th | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 70.5 num th | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 72.3 num th | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 76.4 num th | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 82.9 num th | +8.5% |
| 2024 | 92.5 num th | +11.6% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 92.5 num th is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 57.05 num th, 1.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 92.5 num th is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 65.6 num th, 1.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 150.77 num th | 123.2 num th | 164.5 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.01 num th | 70.7 num th | 115.8 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.92 num th | 70.5 num th | 92.5 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More development goals data for Zimbabwe
- Red List Index 0.89 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 44.72 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 298.19 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 51 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 51 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 46 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 7 (2025)
- Infant deaths 30,713 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Zimbabwe?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Zimbabwe was 92.5 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 164.5 num th in 2003.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.5 num th in 2020.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Zimbabwe ranks 70th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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