Share of children who are overweight in Mongolia
Mongolia: Share of children who are overweight was 12.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children who are overweight in Mongolia, 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
In 2024, share of children who are overweight in Mongolia stood at 12.3%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight in Mongolia peaked at 12.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2000.
Mongolia ranks 18th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of children who are overweight in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % of children aged 0-59 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.7% | — |
| 2001 | 8.9% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 9.0% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 9.1% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 9.2% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 9.3% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 9.4% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 9.5% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 9.6% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 9.7% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 9.9% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 10.0% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 10.2% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 10.3% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 10.4% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 10.5% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 10.6% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 10.7% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 10.9% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 11.0% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 11.2% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 11.4% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 11.7% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 12.0% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 12.3% | +2.5% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 12.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5%, 1.6× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 12.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.5%, 2.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.2% | 8.7% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 9.9% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.7% | 11.2% | 12.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 16 Armenia 12.9% compare
- 17 South Africa 12.8% compare
- 18 North Macedonia 12.3% compare
- 20 Serbia 12.2% compare
- 21 Botswana 11.5% compare
More reference data data for Mongolia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8173 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0069 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 12.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 18.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0378 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight in Mongolia?
- Share of children who are overweight in Mongolia was 12.3% 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 Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for share of children who are overweight?
- Mongolia ranks 18th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia 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 (%).