Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Thailand
Thailand: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 30.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Thailand, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Thailand stood at 30.6%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Thailand peaked at 30.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 1980.
That places Thailand 85th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 3.3% | — |
| 1981 | 3.5% | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 3.8% | +6.9% |
| 1983 | 4.1% | +7.1% |
| 1984 | 4.3% | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 4.7% | +7.4% |
| 1986 | 5.0% | +7.6% |
| 1987 | 5.4% | +7.6% |
| 1988 | 5.8% | +7.7% |
| 1989 | 6.3% | +7.6% |
| 1990 | 6.7% | +7.6% |
| 1991 | 7.2% | +7.5% |
| 1992 | 7.8% | +7.3% |
| 1993 | 8.3% | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 8.9% | +6.9% |
| 1995 | 9.5% | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 10.1% | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 10.8% | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 11.4% | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 12.1% | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 12.7% | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 13.4% | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 14.1% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 14.7% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 15.4% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 16.1% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 16.7% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 17.4% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 18.1% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 18.9% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 19.6% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 20.3% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 21.1% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 21.8% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 22.6% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 23.3% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 24.1% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 24.9% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 25.7% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 26.5% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 27.3% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 28.1% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 28.9% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 29.7% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 30.6% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.6% | 3.3% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.3% | 6.7% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.8% | 12.7% | 18.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.0% | 19.6% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.9% | 27.3% | 30.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Thailand?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Thailand was 30.6% 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 30.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 1980.
- How does Thailand rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Thailand ranks 85th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thailand 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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