Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Bhutan
Bhutan: Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) was 3.9 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.9
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
141st
of 162 countries
All-time high
4.8
in 2015
All-time low
3.1
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Bhutan, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Bhutan is 3.9, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Bhutan peaked at 4.8 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.1, in 2000.
Bhutan ranks 141st of 162 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.1 | — |
| 2001 | 3.2 | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 3.2 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.3 | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 3.4 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 3.5 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 3.7 | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 3.8 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 4 | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 4.1 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 4.2 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 4.3 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 4.5 | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 4.6 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 4.7 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 4.8 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 4.8 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.8 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.6 | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 4.4 | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 4.2 | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 4.1 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 4 | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 3.9 | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.53 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.57 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.02 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Bhutan?
- Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Bhutan was 3.9 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8 in 2015.
- What is the lowest overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1 in 2000.
- How does Bhutan rank for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands)?
- Bhutan ranks 141st out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands), model-based estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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