Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Haiti
Haiti: Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) was 48.1 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Haiti, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Haiti stood at 48.1. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Haiti peaked at 48.1 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.4, in 2006.
Haiti ranks 86th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Haiti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.5 | — |
| 2001 | 43.4 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 43.2 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 43 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 42.8 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 42.5 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 42.4 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 42.4 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 42.5 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 42.7 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 42.7 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 42.7 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 43.1 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 43.4 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 43.7 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 44 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 44.2 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 44.5 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 44.9 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 45.3 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 45.8 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 46.2 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 46.7 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 47.4 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 48.1 | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.84 | 42.4 | 43.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.85 | 42.7 | 45.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.84 | 45.8 | 48.1 | 5 |
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More health data for Haiti
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.21 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.418 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,297 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,902 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 0.8958 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0406 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 0.8301 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0401 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Haiti?
- Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Haiti was 48.1 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 Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 48.1 in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.4 in 2006.
- How does Haiti rank for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands)?
- Haiti ranks 86th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Haiti 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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