Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Namibia
Namibia: Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese was 13.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Namibia, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Namibia is 13.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Namibia peaked at 13.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 1980.
Namibia ranks 156th 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 | 3.1% | 2.7% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.6% | 3.7% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.2% | 5.9% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 8.8% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 12.1% | 13.7% | 5 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,046 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 561 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 27,102 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 26,893 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 26,332 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 26,159 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 25,355 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 25,154 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Namibia?
- Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Namibia was 13.7% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 1980.
- How does Namibia rank for share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese?
- Namibia ranks 156th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children and adolescents aged 5 to 19 years old that are defined as either overweight or obese. This means their weight-for-height is more than one standard deviations from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards.