Child adolescent obesity in Türkiye
Türkiye: Child adolescent obesity was 27.48 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
27.48
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
90th
of 196 countries
All-time high
27.48
in 2024
All-time low
12.59
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Child adolescent obesity in Türkiye, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 27.48 for child adolescent obesity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child adolescent obesity in Türkiye peaked at 27.48 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.59, in 1980.
Türkiye ranks 90th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.99 | 12.59 | 13.54 | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.98 | 13.73 | 16.58 | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.4 | 17.06 | 21.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.21 | 22.2 | 26.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.95 | 26.38 | 27.48 | 5 |
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More health data for Türkiye
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5275 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,582 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 858 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.3781 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4989 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 703,388 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child adolescent obesity in Türkiye?
- Child adolescent obesity in Türkiye was 27.48 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child adolescent obesity recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 27.48 in 2024.
- What is the lowest child adolescent obesity recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.59 in 1980.
- How does Türkiye rank for child adolescent obesity?
- Türkiye ranks 90th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child adolescent obesity rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye 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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