Child adolescent obesity in Uganda
Uganda: Child adolescent obesity was 6.75 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.75
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
189th
of 199 countries
All-time high
6.75
in 2024
All-time low
3.45
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Child adolescent obesity in Uganda, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, child adolescent obesity in Uganda stood at 6.75. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child adolescent obesity in Uganda peaked at 6.75 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.45, in 1980.
That places Uganda 189th 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 | 3.76 | 3.45 | 4.14 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.73 | 4.24 | 5.23 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.74 | 5.34 | 6.03 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.2 | 6.05 | 6.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.6 | 6.46 | 6.75 | 5 |
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More health data for Uganda
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 853.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,666 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 464,951 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 469,853 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 479,373 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 484,060 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 493,922 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 498,483 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child adolescent obesity in Uganda?
- Child adolescent obesity in Uganda was 6.75 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child adolescent obesity recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 6.75 in 2024.
- What is the lowest child adolescent obesity recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.45 in 1980.
- How does Uganda rank for child adolescent obesity?
- Uganda ranks 189th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child adolescent obesity rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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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