Child adolescent obesity in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Child adolescent obesity was 4.97 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.97
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
196th
of 199 countries
All-time high
4.97
in 2024
All-time low
1.62
in 1981
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Child adolescent obesity in Ethiopia, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 4.97 for child adolescent obesity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child adolescent obesity in Ethiopia peaked at 4.97 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.62, in 1981.
Ethiopia ranks 196th of 199 countries on this measure, 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 | 1.66 | 1.62 | 1.74 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.99 | 1.77 | 2.25 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.71 | 2.33 | 3.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.64 | 3.17 | 4.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.62 | 4.3 | 4.97 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More health data for Ethiopia
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 744.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 19,997 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 1,357 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 1,357 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 1.72 million (2025)
- Population, male 50.1% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 39.35 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 52.54 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 1.77 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 1.84 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child adolescent obesity in Ethiopia?
- Child adolescent obesity in Ethiopia was 4.97 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child adolescent obesity recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.97 in 2024.
- What is the lowest child adolescent obesity recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.62 in 1981.
- How does Ethiopia rank for child adolescent obesity?
- Ethiopia ranks 196th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child adolescent obesity rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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