Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Indonesia
Indonesia: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard was 16.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
16.2%
Change on year
up 5.0%
World rank
58th
of 198 countries
All-time high
16.2%
in 2024
All-time low
0.8%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Indonesia, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 16.2% for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 75.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Indonesia peaked at 16.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1980.
That places Indonesia 58th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Indonesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.8% | — |
| 1981 | 0.8% | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 0.9% | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 0.9% | +6.4% |
| 1984 | 1.0% | +6.8% |
| 1985 | 1.0% | +7.2% |
| 1986 | 1.1% | +7.7% |
| 1987 | 1.2% | +8.0% |
| 1988 | 1.3% | +8.1% |
| 1989 | 1.4% | +8.2% |
| 1990 | 1.5% | +8.3% |
| 1991 | 1.7% | +8.3% |
| 1992 | 1.8% | +8.3% |
| 1993 | 2.0% | +8.2% |
| 1994 | 2.1% | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 2.3% | +8.1% |
| 1996 | 2.5% | +8.2% |
| 1997 | 2.7% | +8.2% |
| 1998 | 2.9% | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 3.1% | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 3.4% | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 3.7% | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 4.0% | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 4.3% | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 5.5% | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 5.9% | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 6.7% | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 7.2% | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 7.7% | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 8.2% | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 8.7% | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 9.3% | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 9.8% | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 10.5% | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 11.1% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 11.8% | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 12.5% | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 13.2% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 13.9% | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 14.7% | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 15.4% | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 16.2% | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 1.5% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 3.4% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 7.2% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 13.2% | 16.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Indonesia?
- Obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Indonesia was 16.2% 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 Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1980.
- How does Indonesia rank for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Indonesia ranks 58th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Indonesia 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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