Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Mali
Mali: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard was 2.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Mali, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Mali stood at 2.2%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Mali peaked at 2.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1980.
That places Mali 191st 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 Mali, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.3% | — |
| 1981 | 0.3% | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 0.3% | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 0.3% | +6.3% |
| 1984 | 0.4% | +6.8% |
| 1985 | 0.4% | +7.2% |
| 1986 | 0.4% | +7.6% |
| 1987 | 0.4% | +7.9% |
| 1988 | 0.5% | +8.1% |
| 1989 | 0.5% | +8.2% |
| 1990 | 0.6% | +8.4% |
| 1991 | 0.6% | +8.4% |
| 1992 | 0.6% | +8.4% |
| 1993 | 0.7% | +8.3% |
| 1994 | 0.8% | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | +8.2% |
| 1996 | 0.9% | +8.1% |
| 1997 | 1.0% | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 1.0% | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 1.1% | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 1.3% | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 2.2% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Mali?
- Obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Mali was 2.2% 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 Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1980.
- How does Mali rank for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Mali ranks 191st out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mali 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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