Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Mongolia
Mongolia: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 31.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
31.3%
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
76th
of 198 countries
All-time high
31.3%
in 2024
All-time low
20.0%
in 2000
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Mongolia, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Mongolia is 31.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Mongolia peaked at 31.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.0%, in 2000.
Mongolia ranks 76th 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.
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 23.6% | — |
| 1981 | 23.4% | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 23.1% | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 22.9% | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 22.7% | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 22.5% | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 22.3% | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 22.1% | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 21.9% | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 21.7% | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 21.5% | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 21.3% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 21.1% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 20.9% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 20.7% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 20.5% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 20.4% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 20.2% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 20.1% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 20.0% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 20.0% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 20.1% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 20.2% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 20.3% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 20.5% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 20.7% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 21.0% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 21.4% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 21.8% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 22.2% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 22.7% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 23.2% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 23.8% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 24.4% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 25.1% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 25.8% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 26.5% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 27.2% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 27.9% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 28.6% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 29.2% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 29.9% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 30.6% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 31.3% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.6% | 21.7% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.7% | 20.0% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.6% | 20.0% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.9% | 22.2% | 27.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.9% | 28.6% | 31.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 73 Dominican Republic 31.4% compare
- 74 Armenia 31.3% compare
- 75 Montenegro 31.3% compare
- 77 Russian Federation 31.2% compare
- 78 Saudi Arabia 31.1% compare
- 79 Iran, Islamic Republic of 31.0% compare
More health data for Mongolia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6056 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 847.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 63 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 3.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0206 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0163 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Mongolia?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Mongolia was 31.3% 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 Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.0% in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Mongolia ranks 76th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia 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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