Child adolescent obesity in Liberia
Liberia: Child adolescent obesity was 9.37 in 2024. β² Rising
Child adolescent obesity in Liberia, 1980β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child adolescent obesity in Liberia is 9.37, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child adolescent obesity in Liberia peaked at 9.37 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.63, in 1980.
That places Liberia 182nd out of 196 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 | 2.86 | 2.63 | 3.15 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.75 | 3.24 | 4.35 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.33 | 4.52 | 6.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.09 | 6.27 | 8.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.83 | 8.31 | 9.37 | 5 |
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More health data for Liberia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7528 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,097 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,457 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 49,022 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 48,501 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 51,085 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 50,467 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child adolescent obesity in Liberia?
- Child adolescent obesity in Liberia was 9.37 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child adolescent obesity recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.37 in 2024.
- What is the lowest child adolescent obesity recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.63 in 1980.
- How does Liberia rank for child adolescent obesity?
- Liberia ranks 182nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child adolescent obesity rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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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