Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Singapore
Singapore: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 38.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
38.7%
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
28th
of 198 countries
All-time high
38.7%
in 2024
All-time low
7.8%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Singapore, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 38.7% for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Singapore peaked at 38.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 1980.
That places Singapore 28th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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 Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7.8% | — |
| 1981 | 8.3% | +6.1% |
| 1982 | 8.8% | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 9.4% | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 10.0% | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 10.6% | +6.3% |
| 1986 | 11.3% | +6.4% |
| 1987 | 12.0% | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 12.7% | +6.2% |
| 1989 | 13.5% | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 14.2% | +5.7% |
| 1991 | 15.0% | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 15.8% | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 16.5% | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 17.3% | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 18.0% | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 18.8% | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 19.6% | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 20.4% | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 21.2% | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 22.0% | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 22.9% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 23.7% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 24.6% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 25.4% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 26.2% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 26.9% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 27.7% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 28.4% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 29.0% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 29.6% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 30.2% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 30.8% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 31.3% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 31.9% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 32.5% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 33.1% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 33.8% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 34.5% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 35.2% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 35.9% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 36.7% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 37.4% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 38.0% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 38.7% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.4% | 7.8% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.7% | 14.2% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.7% | 22.0% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.3% | 29.6% | 35.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.3% | 35.9% | 38.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 25 French Polynesia 40.0% compare
- 26 Panama 39.6% compare
- 27 New Zealand 39.1% compare
- 29 Bosnia and Herzegovina 38.5% compare
- 30 Lebanon 38.5% compare
- 31 United States of America 38.2% compare
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- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Singapore?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Singapore was 38.7% 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 Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 38.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 1980.
- How does Singapore rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Singapore ranks 28th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. 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 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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