Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Senegal
Senegal: Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) was 53.1 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Senegal, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 53.1 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 14.7% on the previous year and up 79.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Senegal peaked at 53.1 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.6, in 2013.
That places Senegal 79th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.8 | — |
| 2001 | 42.4 | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 40.8 | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 39.3 | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 37.8 | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 36.3 | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 34.9 | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 33.6 | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 32.4 | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 31.4 | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 30.6 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 30 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 29.7 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 29.6 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 29.6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 29.7 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 30 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 30.6 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 31.6 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 33 | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 35 | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 37.7 | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 41.3 | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 46.3 | +12.1% |
| 2024 | 53.1 | +14.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.27 | 31.4 | 43.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.44 | 29.6 | 33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.68 | 35 | 53.1 | 5 |
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More health data for Senegal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7598 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 835.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,496 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 4.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0157 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 4.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0128 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Senegal?
- Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Senegal was 53.1 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 53.1 in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.6 in 2013.
- How does Senegal rank for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands)?
- Senegal ranks 79th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Senegal 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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