Child adolescent obesity in Nepal
Nepal: Child adolescent obesity was 6.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.5
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
192nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
6.5
in 2024
All-time low
1.55
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Child adolescent obesity in Nepal, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, child adolescent obesity in Nepal stood at 6.5. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child adolescent obesity in Nepal peaked at 6.5 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.55, in 1980.
That places Nepal 192nd out of 199 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 | 1.83 | 1.55 | 2.18 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.78 | 2.27 | 3.35 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.12 | 3.49 | 4.66 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.22 | 4.76 | 5.75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.19 | 5.89 | 6.5 | 5 |
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More health data for Nepal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 955 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,326 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 288,259 (2025)
- Population, male 47.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 10.38 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 8.31 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 263,388 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 278,892 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child adolescent obesity in Nepal?
- Child adolescent obesity in Nepal was 6.5 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child adolescent obesity recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5 in 2024.
- What is the lowest child adolescent obesity recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.55 in 1980.
- How does Nepal rank for child adolescent obesity?
- Nepal ranks 192nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child adolescent obesity rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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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