Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Rio Grande do Norte
Rio Grande do Norte: Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for was 16.95 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
16.95
Change on year
up 8.4%
Rank
2nd
of 11 groups
All-time high
17.45
in 2021
All-time low
7.18
in 2008
Years of data
18
2008–2025
Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Rio Grande do Norte, 2008–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Rio Grande do Norte recorded 16.95 for overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in 2025.
The figure is up 8.4% on the previous year and up 47.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Rio Grande do Norte peaked at 17.45 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.18, in 2008.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Rio Grande do Norte, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 7.18 | — |
| 2009 | 7.22 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 8.55 | +18.4% |
| 2011 | 9.26 | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 10.13 | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 10.66 | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 11.44 | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 11.47 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 12.91 | +12.6% |
| 2017 | 11.73 | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 11.99 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 12.65 | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 13.53 | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 17.45 | +29.0% |
| 2022 | 16.07 | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 15.47 | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 15.63 | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 16.95 | +8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.2 | 7.18 | 7.22 | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.08 | 8.55 | 12.91 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.85 | 13.53 | 17.45 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Rio Grande do Norte
- 1 Serbia 17.41 compare
- 2 Puerto Rico 15.22 compare
- 3 Peru 14.01 compare
- 4 Madagascar 13.37 compare
- 5 Seychelles 13.31 compare
More health data for Rio Grande do Norte
- Overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 21.01 (2025)
- Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for 9.83 (2025)
- Taxa de mortalidade infantil 12.9 (2024)
- % of Polio immunization coverage 89.4 (2024)
- Suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years 3.91 (2024)
- Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old 15 (2024)
- Suicides of children and adolescents 19 (2024)
- % of Triple bacterial DTP immunization coverage 89.54 (2024)
- % of Triple Viral D1 immunization coverage 79.85 (2024)
- Maternal mortality ratio 87.4 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Rio Grande do Norte?
- Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Rio Grande do Norte was 16.95 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for recorded in Rio Grande do Norte?
- The highest recorded value was 17.45 in 2021.
- What is the lowest overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for recorded in Rio Grande do Norte?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.18 in 2008.
- How does Rio Grande do Norte rank for overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for?
- Rio Grande do Norte ranks 2nd out of 11 groups with data for 2025.
- Is overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for rising or falling in Rio Grande do Norte?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rio Grande do Norte data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for their age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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