Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Indonesia

Indonesia: Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) was 578.4 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
578.4
Change on year
down 22.2%
World rank
15th
of 162 countries
All-time high
2,094
in 2014
All-time low
578.4
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Indonesia, 2000–2024

5001.0k1.5k2.0k2000201220242000: 689.12001: 765.32002: 848.72003: 940.82004: 1.0k2005: 1.2k2006: 1.3k2007: 1.4k2008: 1.6k2009: 1.7k2010: 1.8k2011: 1.9k2012: 2.0k2013: 2.1k2014: 2.1k2015: 2.1k2016: 2.0k2017: 1.9k2018: 1.7k2019: 1.5k2020: 1.3k2021: 1.1k2022: 925.92023: 743.72024: 578.4

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Indonesia recorded 578.4 for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is down 22.2% on the previous year and down 72.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Indonesia peaked at 2,094 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 578.4, in 2024.

Indonesia ranks 15th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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 Indonesia, year by year

Annual values for Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands), model-based estimates in Indonesia, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 689.1
2001 765.3 +11.1%
2002 848.7 +10.9%
2003 940.8 +10.9%
2004 1,044 +10.9%
2005 1,160 +11.1%
2006 1,288 +11.1%
2007 1,424 +10.6%
2008 1,562 +9.7%
2009 1,693 +8.4%
2010 1,816 +7.2%
2011 1,924 +6.0%
2012 2,015 +4.7%
2013 2,074 +2.9%
2014 2,094 +1.0%
2015 2,066 -1.4%
2016 1,984 -3.9%
2017 1,855 -6.5%
2018 1,692 -8.8%
2019 1,510 -10.8%
2020 1,316 -12.8%
2021 1,119 -15.0%
2022 925.9 -17.3%
2023 743.7 -19.7%
2024 578.4 -22.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,141 689.1 1,693 10
2010s 1,903 1,510 2,094 10
2020s 936.74 578.4 1,316 5

Countries ranked near Indonesia

  1. 12 Ethiopia 647.4 compare
  2. 13 Algeria 617 compare
  3. 14 Cameroon 604.1 compare
  4. 16 Nigeria 548 compare
  5. 17 Tanzania, United Republic of 521.6 compare
  6. 18 Türkiye 425.9 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Indonesia?
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Indonesia was 578.4 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 Indonesia?
The highest recorded value was 2,094 in 2014.
What is the lowest overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 578.4 in 2024.
How does Indonesia rank for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands)?
Indonesia ranks 15th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
Is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) rising or falling in Indonesia?
Over the last ten years it is down 72.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Indonesia 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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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
183 places, 4,765 data points, 1990–2024
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