Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Nepal
Nepal: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 5.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.4%
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
195th
of 198 countries
All-time high
5.4%
in 2024
All-time low
1.2%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Nepal, 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 Nepal is 5.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Nepal peaked at 5.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 1980.
Nepal ranks 195th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.2% | — |
| 1981 | 1.2% | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 1.3% | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 1.3% | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 1.4% | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 1.4% | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 1.5% | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 1.5% | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 1.6% | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 1.7% | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 1.7% | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 1.8% | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 1.9% | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 2.0% | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 2.1% | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 2.2% | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 2.3% | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 2.4% | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 2.5% | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 2.6% | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 2.8% | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 2.9% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 3.2% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 3.4% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 3.5% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 4.7% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 4.8% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 5.1% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 5.2% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 5.4% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 1.7% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 2.8% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 3.8% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 4.8% | 5.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 192 Burkina Faso 6.5% compare
- 193 Mali 5.9% compare
- 194 Malawi 5.8% compare
- 196 Tanzania, United Republic of 5.1% compare
- 197 Timor-Leste 3.2% compare
- 198 Gambia 2.8% compare
More health data for Nepal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8518 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,326 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 955 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 0.0872 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0262 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 2.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0282 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Nepal?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Nepal was 5.4% 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 1980.
- How does Nepal rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Nepal ranks 195th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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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