Child adolescent obesity, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Child adolescent obesity. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
199
Highest
5.76 % change on previous year
Pakistan
Lowest
-1.86 % change on previous year
Denmark
Median
1.73 % change on previous year
Years covered
44
1981–2024
Data points
8,756
What the numbers show
Child adolescent obesity, annual growth rate is currently reported for 199 countries. The highest value is 5.76 % change on previous year in Pakistan; the lowest is -1.86 % change on previous year in Denmark.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.73 % change on previous year, and the mean is 1.74 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 66 countries rose and 133 fell. The largest increase was in Japan (up 2,223.3%), and the largest decrease in Belgium (down 1,476.7%).
Child adolescent obesity, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pakistan | 5.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 2 | Kenya | 5.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 3 | Viet Nam | 5.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 51.2% | rising |
| 4 | Gambia | 5 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 4.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 6 | Eritrea | 4.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 51.1% | volatile |
| 7 | India | 4.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 8 | Philippines | 4.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 9 | Cambodia | 4.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 15.6% | flat |
| 10 | Indonesia | 4.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 24.4% | rising |
| 11 | Madagascar | 4.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 12 | Zambia | 4.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 13 | Burkina Faso | 4.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 14 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 4.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 15 | Senegal | 4.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 16 | Sudan | 4.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 17 | North Korea | 4.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 18 | Afghanistan | 3.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 19 | Ethiopia | 3.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 20 | Myanmar | 3.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 21 | Bhutan | 3.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 22 | Timor-Leste | 3.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 23 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 3.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 24 | Maldives | 3.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 25 | Mozambique | 3.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 26 | Congo | 3.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 16.9% | falling |
| 27 | South Sudan | 3.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 28 | Somalia | 3.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 29 | Niger | 3.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 30 | Djibouti | 3.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 31 | Tunisia | 3.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 16.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Guinea | 3.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 33 | Tajikistan | 3.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 119.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Zimbabwe | 3.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 35 | Liberia | 3.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 36 | Peru | 3.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 27.4% | rising |
| 37 | Colombia | 3.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 20.7% | rising |
| 38 | Angola | 3.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 39 | Botswana | 3.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 40 | Ghana | 3.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 41 | Comoros | 3.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 42 | Namibia | 3.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 43 | Rwanda | 3.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 44 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 45 | Sri Lanka | 2.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 46 | Central African Republic | 2.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 47 | Fiji | 2.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 49 | Mauritania | 2.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 50 | Thailand | 2.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 51 | Chad | 2.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 15.8% | falling |
| 52 | Cape Verde | 2.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 14.1% | falling |
| 53 | Burundi | 2.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 54 | Nepal | 2.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 33.0% | falling |
| 55 | Eswatini | 2.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 18.9% | falling |
| 56 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 2.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 12.9% | flat |
| 57 | Brunei Darussalam | 2.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 58 | Guyana | 2.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 59 | Mauritius | 2.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 60 | Dominican Republic | 2.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 61 | Brazil | 2.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 62 | Malaysia | 2.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 63 | Yemen | 2.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Singapore | 2.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 21.2% | falling |
| 65 | Gabon | 2.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 66 | Seychelles | 2.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 67 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 68 | Paraguay | 2.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 69 | Nigeria | 2.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 19.6% | falling |
| 70 | Azerbaijan | 2.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 27.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Cuba | 2.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 72 | Oman | 2.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 23.5% | rising |
| 73 | Benin | 2.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 74 | Japan | 2.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2,223.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Cameroon | 2.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 12.8% | falling |
| 76 | Malawi | 2.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 77 | Vanuatu | 2.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 78 | Saudi Arabia | 2.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 14.1% | volatile |
| 79 | Lesotho | 2.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 110.8% | falling |
| 80 | Romania | 2.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 39.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Turkmenistan | 2 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 37.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Albania | 1.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 83 | China | 1.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 84 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 85 | Argentina | 1.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 86 | Dominica | 1.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 87 | Papua New Guinea | 1.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 88 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 124.5% | volatile |
| 89 | Panama | 1.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 90 | Solomon Islands | 1.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 91 | Suriname | 1.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 92 | Jamaica | 1.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 93 | Georgia | 1.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Republic of Moldova | 1.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Saint Lucia | 1.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 96 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 97 | Grenada | 1.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 98 | Puerto Rico | 1.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 99 | Finland | 1.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 100 | Palestine, State of | 1.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 101 | Bermuda | 1.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 102 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 103 | Estonia | 1.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 41.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 105 | Republic of Korea | 1.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 41.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 107 | Uruguay | 1.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 108 | Belize | 1.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 109 | Palau | 1.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 11.8% | falling |
| 110 | Armenia | 1.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 36.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Barbados | 1.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 112 | Honduras | 1.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 113 | Haiti | 1.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 114 | Bahrain | 1.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 115 | Chile | 1.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 38.3% | falling |
| 116 | Costa Rica | 1.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 117 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 118 | Kazakhstan | 1.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 41.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Nicaragua | 1.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 120 | Samoa | 1.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 121 | Iraq | 1.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 22.7% | flat |
| 122 | Bahamas | 1.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 123 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 124 | Poland | 1.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 125 | Algeria | 1.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 27.2% | rising |
| 126 | Jordan | 1.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 37.9% | rising |
| 127 | Uganda | 1.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 155.7% | falling |
| 128 | Ecuador | 1.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 129 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 1.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 13.6% | falling |
| 130 | Togo | 1.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 131 | Sweden | 1.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 132 | Syria | 1.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 34.8% | rising |
| 133 | Niue | 1.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 134 | Mongolia | 1.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 73.9% | volatile |
| 135 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 18.3% | falling |
| 136 | Cook Islands | 1.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 137 | Luxembourg | 1.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 28.4% | falling |
| 138 | Lebanon | 1.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 139 | Tonga | 1.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 140 | Libya | 1.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 36.2% | flat |
| 141 | Mali | 1.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 17.4% | volatile |
| 142 | Serbia | 0.9501 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 143 | Türkiye | 0.9334 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 50.6% | rising |
| 144 | El Salvador | 0.9114 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 13.3% | volatile |
| 145 | Tuvalu | 0.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 146 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.8947 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 147 | French Polynesia | 0.8762 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 148 | Australia | 0.8566 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3.2% | volatile |
| 149 | Guatemala | 0.8234 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 24.9% | volatile |
| 150 | United Arab Emirates | 0.8178 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 151 | Hungary | 0.8169 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 55.8% | falling |
| 152 | Qatar | 0.8106 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 45.4% | falling |
| 153 | Naoero | 0.8049 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 41.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Uzbekistan | 0.7897 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 155 | American Samoa | 0.7606 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 46.5% | flat |
| 156 | Sierra Leone | 0.732 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 10.3% | volatile |
| 157 | Mexico | 0.7161 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 34.8% | volatile |
| 158 | Bulgaria | 0.7121 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 59.4% | rising |
| 159 | Tokelau | 0.6071 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 160 | Lithuania | 0.5713 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 67.9% | rising |
| 161 | Kuwait | 0.5659 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 28.5% | volatile |
| 162 | Kiribati | 0.5545 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 126.8% | falling |
| 163 | North Macedonia | 0.544 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 164 | Russian Federation | 0.4652 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 81.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Slovakia | 0.3751 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 76.8% | falling |
| 166 | Belarus | 0.3563 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 83.5% | volatile |
| 167 | Iceland | 0.2475 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 35.2% | volatile |
| 168 | Cyprus | 0.1674 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 42.2% | volatile |
| 169 | South Africa | 0.1294 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 79.9% | volatile |
| 170 | Austria | 0.0926 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 82.3% | volatile |
| 171 | Netherlands | 0.0619 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 120.4% | volatile |
| 172 | New Zealand | -0.0143 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 104.1% | volatile |
| 173 | Marshall Islands | -0.0656 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 168.2% | volatile |
| 174 | Belgium | -0.0677 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,476.7% | volatile |
| 175 | Croatia | -0.0856 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 117.8% | volatile |
| 176 | United States of America | -0.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 30.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Norway | -0.1617 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 33.7% | volatile |
| 178 | Latvia | -0.1765 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 111.2% | volatile |
| 179 | Malta | -0.1831 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 327.5% | volatile |
| 180 | Morocco | -0.2482 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 136.7% | volatile |
| 181 | Montenegro | -0.3713 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 152.6% | volatile |
| 182 | Germany | -0.4272 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 54.9% | volatile |
| 183 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | -0.4358 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 27.5% | volatile |
| 184 | Israel | -0.5271 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 111.4% | volatile |
| 185 | Canada | -0.5334 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 44.5% | volatile |
| 186 | Switzerland | -0.5788 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 129.2% | volatile |
| 187 | Egypt | -0.666 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 160.9% | volatile |
| 188 | Andorra | -0.729 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 189 | Spain | -0.7841 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 247.6% | volatile |
| 190 | Slovenia | -0.7963 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 289.8% | volatile |
| 191 | Greenland | -1.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 192 | France | -1.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Czechia | -1.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 451.1% | volatile |
| 194 | Greece | -1.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 191.9% | volatile |
| 195 | Portugal | -1.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 196 | Ukraine | -1.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 156.0% | volatile |
| 197 | Ireland | -1.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 45.1% | volatile |
| 198 | Italy | -1.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 20.4% | volatile |
| 199 | Denmark | -1.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 38.2% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Child adolescent obesity. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Child adolescent obesity. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.