Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands), model-based estimates by country

Countries reporting
162
Highest
5,782
China
Lowest
0
Tuvalu
Median
51.1
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
5,790

What the numbers show

Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands), model-based estimates is currently reported for 162 countries. The highest value is 5,782 in China; the lowest is 0 in Tuvalu.

The median across all reporting countries is 51.1, and the mean is 211.92.

Over the past decade 86 countries rose and 73 fell. The largest increase was in Djibouti (up 425.0%), and the largest decrease in Tuvalu (down 100.0%).

Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 5,782 2024 down 11.6% rising
2 India 4,207 2024 up 54.4% rising
3 United States 1,798 2024 up 8.1% rising
4 Brazil 1,425 2024 up 21.4% rising
5 Egypt 1,322 2024 down 23.6% flat
6 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 822.6 2024 up 34.8% falling
7 Mexico 760 2024 down 0.4% falling
8 South Africa 757 2024 up 1.4% rising
9 Viet Nam 741.6 2024 up 88.7% volatile
10 Pakistan 662 2024 down 49.9% falling
11 Russian Federation 656.8 2024 down 20.1% falling
12 Ethiopia 647.4 2024 up 62.7% rising
13 Algeria 617 2024 up 5.6% rising
14 Cameroon 604.1 2024 up 109.2% rising
15 Indonesia 578.4 2024 down 72.4% rising
16 Nigeria 548 2024 down 11.8% falling
17 Tanzania, United Republic of 521.6 2024 up 49.8% rising
18 Türkiye 425.9 2024 down 32.0% rising
19 Australia 405.9 2024 up 71.0% rising
20 Argentina 371.6 2024 down 9.8% rising
21 Uganda 341.2 2024 up 40.5% flat
22 Kenya 308.2 2024 down 2.4% falling
23 Philippines 303.5 2024 down 28.2% rising
24 Angola 300.9 2024 up 95.1% rising
25 Thailand 299.8 2024 down 21.3% flat
26 Afghanistan 297 2024 up 9.7% rising
27 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 276.5 2024 down 14.0% rising
28 Bangladesh 270.7 2024 down 4.7% rising
29 Syria 270.5 2024 down 33.3% falling
30 Iraq 258.5 2024 down 51.5% falling
31 Mozambique 256.1 2024 up 8.0% flat
32 Uzbekistan 245.6 2024 up 36.1% falling
33 Peru 242.4 2024 up 6.6% falling
34 Colombia 239.9 2024 up 27.7% rising
35 Papua New Guinea 227.6 2024 up 48.6% volatile
36 Saudi Arabia 223.7 2024 down 21.1% rising
37 Canada 213.7 2024 down 1.7% rising
38 Zambia 202.9 2024 up 26.3% falling
39 Ukraine 201.5 2024 down 58.1% falling
40 Sudan 196.9 2024 up 33.2% flat
41 Kazakhstan 184.4 2024 down 12.2% rising
42 Iran 164.9 2024 down 37.2% falling
43 Côte d'Ivoire 163.6 2024 up 82.0% rising
44 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 152.9 2024 down 19.9% rising
45 Tunisia 151.5 2024 down 3.1% rising
46 Poland 143.9 2024 up 14.0% rising
47 Malawi 139.1 2024 up 22.1% falling
48 Morocco 132.8 2024 down 54.5% falling
49 Germany 126.6 2024 up 14.7% falling
50 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 123.9 2024 up 13.3% rising
51 Niger 123.7 2024 up 419.7% volatile
52 Jordan 122.3 2024 up 76.0% rising
53 Malaysia 116.9 2024 down 25.2% falling
54 Madagascar 108.7 2024 up 101.7% falling
55 Yemen 107.8 2024 up 13.2% falling
56 Paraguay 104.1 2024 up 42.8% rising
57 Cambodia 102.1 2024 up 168.0% rising
58 Guinea 97.8 2024 up 28.7% rising
59 Rwanda 96.1 2024 up 1.1% falling
60 Burkina Faso 94.6 2024 up 182.4% rising
61 Zimbabwe 92.5 2024 down 0.4% falling
62 Chad 90.5 2024 up 52.9% rising
63 Somalia 86.3 2024 up 47.8% falling
64 Benin 82.1 2024 up 148.0% rising
65 Chile 81.9 2024 down 28.9% falling
66 Japan 78.7 2024 up 2.5% falling
67 Ghana 76.3 2024 down 20.3% falling
68 Kyrgyzstan 75.7 2024 up 45.0% rising
69 Dominican Republic 74.5 2024 down 6.4% flat
70 Republic of Korea 70.5 2024 down 51.5% falling
71 Guatemala 69.5 2024 down 14.9% falling
72 South Sudan 65.6 2024 down 29.3% falling
73 Ecuador 64.5 2024 down 43.8% rising
74 Sierra Leone 63.9 2024 up 138.4% rising
75 Palestine, State of 63.2 2024 up 19.9% rising
76 Tajikistan 61 2024 up 12.5% falling
77 North Korea 57.1 2024 up 98.3% rising
78 Mali 55 2024 up 36.5% falling
79 Senegal 53.1 2024 up 79.4% flat
80 Burundi 52 2024 up 30.7% rising
81 Cuba 51.4 2024 down 13.6% flat
82 Greece 50.8 2024 down 28.2% falling
83 Nepal 49 2024 up 16.4% rising
84 Togo 48.7 2024 up 193.4% rising
85 Netherlands 48.3 2024 up 24.2% rising
86 Haiti 48.1 2024 up 10.1% rising
87 Honduras 48 2024 down 13.4% rising
88 Liberia 47.7 2024 up 112.9% rising
89 Congo 47.6 2024 up 26.9% falling
90 Romania 44.8 2024 down 23.9% falling
91 Mongolia 42 2024 up 13.8% rising
92 El Salvador 41.6 2024 up 6.4% rising
93 Portugal 39.8 2024 up 2.6% flat
94 Panama 38.7 2024 down 9.8% rising
95 Turkmenistan 37.8 2024 up 21.5% falling
96 Serbia 37.7 2024 down 14.9% falling
97 Oman 37.4 2024 up 209.1% volatile
98 Botswana 34.2 2024 up 17.9% rising
99 Czechia 34.1 2024 up 20.9% rising
100 Ireland 32.1 2024 down 11.8% rising
101 Libya 29.9 2024 down 78.4% falling
102 Lao People's Democratic Republic 29.4 2024 up 60.7% rising
103 Belgium 27.8 2024 up 18.3% rising
104 Azerbaijan 27.4 2024 down 69.7% falling
104 Myanmar 27.4 2024 down 58.3% volatile
106 Kuwait 26.7 2024 down 5.0% rising
107 Albania 23.7 2024 down 28.8% falling
108 Namibia 23.5 2024 up 63.2% rising
109 Uruguay 23 2024 up 3.6% falling
110 Armenia 22.7 2024 down 24.8% falling
111 Central African Republic 22.6 2024 up 22.8% falling
112 Costa Rica 21.3 2024 down 20.5% falling
113 Lebanon 20.6 2024 down 40.8% falling
114 Gabon 20.2 2024 up 18.1% rising
115 Lesotho 19.8 2024 up 0.5% rising
116 Equatorial Guinea 19.1 2024 up 11.7% rising
117 Bulgaria 16.8 2024 down 9.2% falling
118 Bosnia and Herzegovina 16.5 2024 down 35.3% falling
119 Sri Lanka 14.7 2024 down 30.3% falling
120 Eswatini 14.5 2024 up 1.4% falling
121 Qatar 13.4 2024 up 12.6% rising
122 Mauritania 13.2 2024 up 43.5% falling
123 Eritrea 12.9 2024 up 48.3% rising
124 Belarus 12.8 2024 down 50.4% falling
125 Trinidad and Tobago 12.4 2024 up 10.7% rising
126 North Macedonia 11.2 2024 down 21.7% falling
127 Finland 11.1 2024 down 7.5% flat
128 Guinea-Bissau 10.8 2024 up 83.1% falling
129 Gambia 10.6 2024 up 60.6% rising
130 Georgia 9.6 2024 down 68.9% falling
131 Singapore 8.9 2024 up 36.9% rising
132 Jamaica 8.3 2024 down 38.1% falling
133 Republic of Moldova 6.9 2024 down 28.1% falling
134 Solomon Islands 6.5 2024 up 75.7% rising
135 Djibouti 6.3 2024 up 425.0% volatile
136 Fiji 6 2024 down 9.1% rising
137 Lithuania 5.6 2024 down 13.8% falling
138 Latvia 5.5 2024 down 8.3% rising
139 Comoros 4.5 2024 down 51.1% falling
140 Guyana 4.1 2024 down 21.2% flat
141 Bhutan 3.9 2024 down 17.0% rising
142 Estonia 3.5 2024 down 2.8% rising
143 Montenegro 3.2 2024 down 39.6% falling
144 Brunei Darussalam 3 2024 up 3.4% rising
144 Cape Verde 3 2024 up 15.4% falling
146 Mauritius 2.9 2024 down 9.4% falling
147 Samoa 2.6 2024 up 44.4% rising
148 Vanuatu 2.4 2024 up 20.0% rising
149 Malta 2.2 2024 up 15.8% rising
150 Belize 2 2024 down 31.0% falling
150 Barbados 2 2024 down 4.8% rising
150 Sao Tome and Principe 2 2024 up 122.2% rising
153 Timor-Leste 1.8 2024 down 43.8% falling
154 Tonga 1.1 2024 down 45.0% falling
155 Seychelles 1 2024 up 25.0% rising
156 Maldives 0.9 2024 down 55.0% falling
157 Saint Lucia 0.7 2024 unchanged falling
158 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.5 2024 up 66.7% rising
159 Kiribati 0.3 2024 unchanged flat
160 Marshall Islands 0.2 2024 down 33.3% falling
161 Naoero 0.1 2024 unchanged volatile
162 Tuvalu 0 2024 down 100.0% falling

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands), model-based estimates
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
212 places, 5,790 data points, 1990–2024
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