Weight-for-height >+2 SD (Overweight) Modeled Estimates … Numbers in World
World: Weight-for-height >+2 SD (Overweight) Modeled Estimates, Numbers was 35,322 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
35,322
Change on year
up 2.0%
Rank
1st
of 1 groups
All-time high
36,276
in 2013
All-time low
32,962
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Weight-for-height >+2 SD (Overweight) Modeled Estimates, Numbers in World, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight) modeled estimates, numbers in World is 35,322, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight) modeled estimates, numbers in World peaked at 36,276 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 32,962, in 2000.
Weight-for-height >+2 SD (Overweight) Modeled Estimates, Numbers in World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32,962 | — |
| 2001 | 33,293 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 33,768 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 34,122 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 34,540 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 34,771 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 34,871 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 35,171 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 35,425 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 35,604 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 35,873 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 36,004 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 36,120 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 36,276 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 36,217 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 36,142 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 36,091 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 35,902 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 35,649 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 35,309 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 35,094 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 34,804 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 34,570 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 34,623 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 35,322 | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34,453 | 32,962 | 35,604 | 10 |
| 2010s | 35,958 | 35,309 | 36,276 | 10 |
| 2020s | 34,883 | 34,570 | 35,322 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight) modeled estimates, numbers in World?
- Weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight) modeled estimates, numbers in World was 35,322 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight) modeled estimates, numbers recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 36,276 in 2013.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight) modeled estimates, numbers recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 32,962 in 2000.
- How does World rank for weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight) modeled estimates, numbers?
- World ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2024.
- Is weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight) modeled estimates, numbers rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Weight-for-height >+2 SD (Overweight) Modeled Estimates, Numbers Affected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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