Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) was 14.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Eswatini, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 14.5 for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Eswatini peaked at 19.5 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.4, in 2019.
That places Eswatini 120th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.5 | — |
| 2001 | 19.3 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 19.1 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 18.8 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 18.5 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 18.1 | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 17.8 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 17.5 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 17.2 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 16.7 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 16.2 | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 15.7 | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 15.2 | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 14.7 | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 14.3 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 14 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 13.8 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 13.6 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 13.5 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 13.4 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 13.4 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 13.5 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 13.8 | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 14.1 | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 14.5 | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.25 | 16.7 | 19.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.44 | 13.4 | 16.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.86 | 13.4 | 14.5 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Eswatini?
- Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Eswatini was 14.5 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 19.5 in 2000.
- What is the lowest overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4 in 2019.
- How does Eswatini rank for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands)?
- Eswatini ranks 120th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini 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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