Child adolescent obesity in Iraq
Iraq: Child adolescent obesity was 37.39 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
37.39
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
35th
of 199 countries
All-time high
37.39
in 2024
All-time low
16.39
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Child adolescent obesity in Iraq, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 37.39 for child adolescent obesity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child adolescent obesity in Iraq peaked at 37.39 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.39, in 1980.
That places Iraq 35th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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 | 17.35 | 16.39 | 18.52 | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.79 | 18.84 | 23.12 | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.64 | 23.76 | 29.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.33 | 29.85 | 34.81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.36 | 35.33 | 37.39 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More health data for Iraq
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 5,830 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 898.9 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 2 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 2 (2026)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 592,422 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 492,395 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 538,971 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 513,147 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 569,118 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 541,778 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child adolescent obesity in Iraq?
- Child adolescent obesity in Iraq was 37.39 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child adolescent obesity recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 37.39 in 2024.
- What is the lowest child adolescent obesity recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.39 in 1980.
- How does Iraq rank for child adolescent obesity?
- Iraq ranks 35th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child adolescent obesity rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq 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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