Share of children who are overweight in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Share of children who are overweight was 6.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children who are overweight in Sao Tome and Principe, 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
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 6.4% for share of children who are overweight in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.5% on the previous year and up 106.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 6.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2012.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 72nd of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of children who are overweight in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | % of children aged 0-59 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.6% | — |
| 2001 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.7% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 3.4% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 3.8% | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 4.2% | +10.5% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | +11.9% |
| 2023 | 5.4% | +14.9% |
| 2024 | 6.4% | +18.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.6% | 3.4% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 3.8% | 6.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
More reference data data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0038 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.006 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0126 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.014 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0601 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Share of children who are overweight in Sao Tome and Principe was 6.4% 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2012.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for share of children who are overweight?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 72nd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 106.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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 (%).