Child adolescent obesity in Eswatini
Eswatini: Child adolescent obesity was 18.65 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
18.65
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
131st
of 199 countries
All-time high
18.65
in 2024
All-time low
5.09
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Child adolescent obesity in Eswatini, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 18.65 for child adolescent obesity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child adolescent obesity in Eswatini peaked at 18.65 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.09, in 1980.
Eswatini ranks 131st of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.76 | 5.09 | 6.59 | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.04 | 6.81 | 9.48 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.53 | 9.87 | 13.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.72 | 13.29 | 16.38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.72 | 16.81 | 18.65 | 5 |
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More health data for Eswatini
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 206 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,406 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Population ages 15-64, male 386,928 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 13,038 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 13,192 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 13,078 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 62.6% (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 13,108 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child adolescent obesity in Eswatini?
- Child adolescent obesity in Eswatini was 18.65 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child adolescent obesity recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 18.65 in 2024.
- What is the lowest child adolescent obesity recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.09 in 1980.
- How does Eswatini rank for child adolescent obesity?
- Eswatini ranks 131st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child adolescent obesity rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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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