Child adolescent obesity in Mozambique
Mozambique: Child adolescent obesity was 12.4 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
12.4
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
165th
of 199 countries
All-time high
12.4
in 2024
All-time low
4.2
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Child adolescent obesity in Mozambique, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child adolescent obesity in Mozambique is 12.4, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child adolescent obesity in Mozambique peaked at 12.4 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.2, in 1980.
Mozambique ranks 165th 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 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.95 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.71 | 5.08 | 6.38 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.25 | 6.54 | 7.94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.16 | 8.1 | 10.46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.59 | 10.81 | 12.4 | 5 |
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More health data for Mozambique
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 869.7 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 18,288 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 64 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 64 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 510,094 (2025)
- Population, male 48.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 9.84 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 15.74 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 532,069 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 537,045 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child adolescent obesity in Mozambique?
- Child adolescent obesity in Mozambique was 12.4 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child adolescent obesity recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4 in 2024.
- What is the lowest child adolescent obesity recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2 in 1980.
- How does Mozambique rank for child adolescent obesity?
- Mozambique ranks 165th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child adolescent obesity rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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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