Child adolescent obesity in Eritrea
Eritrea: Child adolescent obesity was 4.89 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Child adolescent obesity in Eritrea, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child adolescent obesity in Eritrea is 4.89, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 50.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child adolescent obesity in Eritrea peaked at 4.89 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.76, in 1981.
That places Eritrea 197th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.8 | 1.76 | 1.88 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.08 | 1.91 | 2.27 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.57 | 2.32 | 2.82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.34 | 2.88 | 3.92 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.47 | 4.08 | 4.89 | 5 |
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More health data for Eritrea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 425 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 821.1 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 43,810 (2025)
- Population, male 49.4% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 43,723 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 44,632 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 43,173 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 44,025 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child adolescent obesity in Eritrea?
- Child adolescent obesity in Eritrea was 4.89 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child adolescent obesity recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 4.89 in 2024.
- What is the lowest child adolescent obesity recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.76 in 1981.
- How does Eritrea rank for child adolescent obesity?
- Eritrea ranks 197th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child adolescent obesity rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child adolescent obesity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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