Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Gambia
Gambia: Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) was 10.6 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Gambia, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 10.6 for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.8% on the previous year and up 60.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Gambia peaked at 10.6 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.6, in 2012.
Gambia ranks 129th of 162 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.4 | — |
| 2001 | 8.3 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 8.1 | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 7.9 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 7.7 | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 7.5 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 7.3 | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 7.2 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 7 | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 6.9 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 6.8 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 6.7 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 6.6 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 6.6 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6.6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6.7 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 6.7 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6.8 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 6.9 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 7.1 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 7.4 | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 7.9 | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 8.5 | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 9.4 | +10.6% |
| 2024 | 10.6 | +12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.63 | 6.9 | 8.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.75 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.76 | 7.4 | 10.6 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More health data for Gambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,044 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 700 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9696 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0686 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9636 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Gambia?
- Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Gambia was 10.6 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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6 in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6 in 2012.
- How does Gambia rank for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands)?
- Gambia ranks 129th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).