Child adolescent obesity in Somalia
Somalia: Child adolescent obesity was 10.08 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
10.08
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
178th
of 199 countries
All-time high
10.08
in 2024
All-time low
3.07
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Child adolescent obesity in Somalia, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child adolescent obesity in Somalia is 10.08, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child adolescent obesity in Somalia peaked at 10.08 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.07, in 1980.
Somalia ranks 178th 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 | 3.33 | 3.07 | 3.68 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.3 | 3.78 | 4.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.8 | 5.06 | 6.52 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.54 | 6.68 | 8.56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.45 | 8.84 | 10.08 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More health data for Somalia
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 987.7 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,421 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 1,320 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 1,320 (2026)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 207,650 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 2.3% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 230,125 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 2.9% (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 213,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 210,219 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child adolescent obesity in Somalia?
- Child adolescent obesity in Somalia was 10.08 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child adolescent obesity recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.08 in 2024.
- What is the lowest child adolescent obesity recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.07 in 1980.
- How does Somalia rank for child adolescent obesity?
- Somalia ranks 178th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child adolescent obesity rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia 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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