Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Indonesia
Indonesia: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 29.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
29.1%
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
95th
of 198 countries
All-time high
29.1%
in 2024
All-time low
2.5%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Indonesia, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Indonesia stood at 29.1%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 61.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Indonesia peaked at 29.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 1980.
Indonesia ranks 95th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2.5% | — |
| 1981 | 2.6% | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 2.7% | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 2.9% | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 3.0% | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 3.1% | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 3.3% | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 3.5% | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 3.7% | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 3.9% | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 4.2% | +6.0% |
| 1991 | 4.4% | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 4.7% | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 5.0% | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 5.3% | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 5.6% | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 6.0% | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 6.3% | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 6.7% | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 7.2% | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 7.7% | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 8.2% | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 8.7% | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 9.4% | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 10.0% | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 10.7% | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 11.4% | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 12.1% | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 12.8% | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 13.6% | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 14.4% | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 15.3% | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 16.1% | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 17.1% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 18.0% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 19.0% | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 20.0% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 21.1% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 22.2% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 23.3% | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 24.4% | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 25.6% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 26.8% | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 28.0% | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 29.1% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.1% | 2.5% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.5% | 4.2% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 7.7% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 14.4% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.8% | 24.4% | 29.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Indonesia?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Indonesia was 29.1% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 1980.
- How does Indonesia rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Indonesia ranks 95th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.9%. 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 Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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