Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Botswana
Botswana: Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) was 34.2 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Botswana, 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 Botswana is 34.2, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Botswana peaked at 34.2 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.7, in 2000.
Botswana ranks 98th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.7 | — |
| 2001 | 21 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 21.5 | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 22 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 22.5 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 23.1 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 23.7 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 24.4 | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 25.2 | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 26 | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 27 | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 27.8 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 28.4 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 28.8 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 29 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 29.1 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 29.1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 29.2 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 29.4 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 29.7 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 30.2 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 31.1 | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 32.3 | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 33.2 | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 34.2 | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.01 | 20.7 | 26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.75 | 27 | 29.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.2 | 30.2 | 34.2 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Botswana?
- Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Botswana was 34.2 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 Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 34.2 in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.7 in 2000.
- How does Botswana rank for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands)?
- Botswana ranks 98th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana 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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