Child adolescent obesity in Zambia
Zambia: Child adolescent obesity was 12.52 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
12.52
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
163rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
12.52
in 2024
All-time low
3.06
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Child adolescent obesity in Zambia, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, child adolescent obesity in Zambia stood at 12.52. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 49.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child adolescent obesity in Zambia peaked at 12.52 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.06, in 1980.
Zambia ranks 163rd 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 | 3.31 | 3.06 | 3.63 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.27 | 3.72 | 4.92 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.04 | 5.09 | 7.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.62 | 7.28 | 10.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.55 | 10.63 | 12.52 | 5 |
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More health data for Zambia
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 809.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,894 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 186,618 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 190,016 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 191,969 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 195,406 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 197,654 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 201,065 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child adolescent obesity in Zambia?
- Child adolescent obesity in Zambia was 12.52 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child adolescent obesity recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.52 in 2024.
- What is the lowest child adolescent obesity recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.06 in 1980.
- How does Zambia rank for child adolescent obesity?
- Zambia ranks 163rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child adolescent obesity rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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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