Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Uganda
Uganda: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 7.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
7.6%
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
188th
of 198 countries
All-time high
7.6%
in 2024
All-time low
3.8%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Uganda, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 7.6% 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 1.6% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Uganda peaked at 7.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 1980.
Uganda ranks 188th 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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 3.8% | — |
| 1981 | 3.9% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 3.9% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 4.0% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 4.0% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 4.1% | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 4.2% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 4.2% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 4.3% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 4.4% | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 4.5% | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 4.6% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 4.7% | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 4.8% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 4.9% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 5.0% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 5.1% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 5.3% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 5.4% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 5.5% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 5.6% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 5.8% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 5.9% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 6.0% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 6.1% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 6.2% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 6.3% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 6.4% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 6.5% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 6.5% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 6.6% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 6.6% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 6.7% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 6.7% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 6.8% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 6.9% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 7.0% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 7.2% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 7.3% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 7.4% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 7.5% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 7.6% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.1% | 3.8% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.0% | 4.5% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 5.6% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 6.6% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 7.2% | 7.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Uganda?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Uganda was 7.6% 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 1980.
- How does Uganda rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Uganda ranks 188th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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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