Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Singapore
Singapore: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard was 18.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
18.9%
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
35th
of 198 countries
All-time high
18.9%
in 2024
All-time low
2.6%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Singapore, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Singapore stood at 18.9%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Singapore peaked at 18.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 1980.
Singapore ranks 35th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2.6% | — |
| 1981 | 2.8% | +7.2% |
| 1982 | 3.0% | +7.3% |
| 1983 | 3.2% | +7.4% |
| 1984 | 3.4% | +7.5% |
| 1985 | 3.7% | +7.6% |
| 1986 | 4.0% | +7.8% |
| 1987 | 4.3% | +7.9% |
| 1988 | 4.6% | +7.7% |
| 1989 | 5.0% | +7.4% |
| 1990 | 5.3% | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 5.7% | +6.8% |
| 1992 | 6.1% | +6.3% |
| 1993 | 6.4% | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 6.8% | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 7.1% | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 7.5% | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 7.9% | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 8.3% | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 8.8% | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 9.2% | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 9.6% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 10.1% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 10.5% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 11.0% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 11.4% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 11.8% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 12.2% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 12.5% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 12.8% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 13.1% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 13.4% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 13.7% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 14.0% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 14.4% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 14.7% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 15.1% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 15.5% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 16.0% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 16.5% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 17.0% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 17.5% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 17.9% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 18.4% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 18.9% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.7% | 2.6% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.0% | 5.3% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.1% | 9.2% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 13.1% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.9% | 17.0% | 18.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 32 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 19.6% compare
- 33 Lebanon 19.0% compare
- 34 Bosnia and Herzegovina 19.0% compare
- 36 Mexico 18.7% compare
- 37 Malaysia 18.5% compare
- 38 Seychelles 18.5% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Singapore?
- Obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Singapore was 18.9% 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 Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 18.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 1980.
- How does Singapore rank for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Singapore ranks 35th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore 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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