Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Chad
Chad: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard was 4.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Chad, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Chad is 4.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 39.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Chad peaked at 4.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1980.
That places Chad 175th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Chad, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.4% | — |
| 1981 | 0.4% | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 0.4% | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 0.4% | +5.4% |
| 1984 | 0.5% | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 0.5% | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 0.5% | +6.6% |
| 1987 | 0.6% | +6.9% |
| 1988 | 0.6% | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 0.6% | +7.3% |
| 1990 | 0.7% | +7.5% |
| 1991 | 0.7% | +7.7% |
| 1992 | 0.8% | +7.7% |
| 1993 | 0.9% | +7.8% |
| 1994 | 0.9% | +7.8% |
| 1995 | 1.0% | +7.8% |
| 1996 | 1.1% | +7.8% |
| 1997 | 1.2% | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 1.2% | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 1.3% | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 1.6% | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 4.0% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.4% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.5% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.5% | 4.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Chad
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9964 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6578 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,071 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 41,435 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0738 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0757 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 3.16 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Chad?
- Obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Chad was 4.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1980.
- How does Chad rank for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Chad ranks 175th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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