Child adolescent obesity in Singapore
Singapore: Child adolescent obesity was 36.2 in 2024. β² Rising
Latest (2024)
36.2
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
43rd
of 196 countries
All-time high
36.2
in 2024
All-time low
7.07
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980β2024
Child adolescent obesity in Singapore, 1980β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 36.2 for child adolescent obesity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child adolescent obesity in Singapore peaked at 36.2 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.07, in 1980.
Singapore ranks 43rd of 196 countries on this measure, 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 | 9.45 | 7.07 | 12.21 | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.16 | 12.91 | 19.48 | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.62 | 20.29 | 26.49 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.58 | 27.05 | 32.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.67 | 33.18 | 36.2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 40 Oman 36.36 compare
- 41 Trinidad and Tobago 36.32 compare
- 42 Dominica 36.27 compare
- 44 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 35.94 compare
- 45 Suriname 35.12 compare
- 46 Costa Rica 35.08 compare
More health data for Singapore
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5225 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,924 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 65,591 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 52,826 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 64,200 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 52,109 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child adolescent obesity in Singapore?
- Child adolescent obesity in Singapore was 36.2 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child adolescent obesity recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 36.2 in 2024.
- What is the lowest child adolescent obesity recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.07 in 1980.
- How does Singapore rank for child adolescent obesity?
- Singapore ranks 43rd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child adolescent obesity rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore 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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