Share of children who are overweight in Eswatini
Eswatini: Share of children who are overweight was 10.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of children who are overweight in Eswatini, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF, World Health Organization and World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of children aged 0-59 months.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 10.2% for share of children who are overweight in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight in Eswatini peaked at 13.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2017.
Eswatini ranks 34th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of children who are overweight in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of children aged 0-59 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.0% | — |
| 2001 | 12.9% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 12.7% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 12.5% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 12.3% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 12.0% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 11.8% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 11.5% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 11.2% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 10.9% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 10.4% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 10.2% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 10.0% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 9.8% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 9.7% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 9.5% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 9.4% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 9.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9.5% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 9.7% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 9.9% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 10.2% | +3.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 10.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.7%, 2.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 10.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.2%, 2.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.1% | 10.9% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 9.4% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 9.4% | 10.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More reference data data for Eswatini
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0203 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3309 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0048 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3309 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.026 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight in Eswatini?
- Share of children who are overweight in Eswatini was 10.2% in 2024, according to UNICEF, World Health Organization and World Bank – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are overweight recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2017.
- How does Eswatini rank for share of children who are overweight?
- Eswatini ranks 34th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, World Health Organization and World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are overweight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%).