Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Chad
Chad: Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) was 90.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Chad, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Chad recorded 90.5 for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.6% on the previous year and up 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Chad peaked at 90.5 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 55.8, in 2000.
Chad ranks 62nd 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 Chad, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55.8 | — |
| 2001 | 58.7 | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 61.1 | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 63.2 | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 65 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 66.4 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 67.1 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 67.2 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 66.9 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 66 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 64.6 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 63.1 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 61.6 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 60.3 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 59.2 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 58.3 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 57.7 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 57.6 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 58.2 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 59.5 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 61.9 | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 65.6 | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 71.1 | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 79 | +11.1% |
| 2024 | 90.5 | +14.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.74 | 55.8 | 67.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.01 | 57.6 | 64.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.62 | 61.9 | 90.5 | 5 |
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More health data for Chad
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9964 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6578 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,071 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 41,435 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 6.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0018 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 5.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0014 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Chad?
- Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Chad was 90.5 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 Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 90.5 in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.8 in 2000.
- How does Chad rank for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands)?
- Chad ranks 62nd out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad 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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