Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard was 8.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8.7%
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
125th
of 198 countries
All-time high
8.7%
in 2024
All-time low
5.7%
in 2000
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Kazakhstan, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Kazakhstan stood at 8.7%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Kazakhstan peaked at 8.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2000.
Kazakhstan ranks 125th of 198 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.
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 5.9% | — |
| 1981 | 5.9% | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 5.9% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 5.9% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 5.9% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 5.9% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 5.9% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 5.9% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 5.9% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 5.9% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 5.9% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 5.9% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 5.9% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 5.9% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 5.9% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 5.8% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 5.8% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 5.8% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 5.8% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 5.8% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 5.7% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 5.8% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 5.8% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 5.8% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 5.9% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 6.1% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 6.3% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 6.4% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 6.7% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 7.2% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 7.5% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 7.7% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 7.9% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 8.1% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 8.3% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 8.5% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 8.7% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.8% | 5.8% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.9% | 5.7% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 6.3% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 7.9% | 8.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Kazakhstan?
- Obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Kazakhstan was 8.7% 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 Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2000.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Kazakhstan ranks 125th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kazakhstan 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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