Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Liberia
Liberia: Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) was 47.7 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Liberia, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 47.7 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 15.5% on the previous year and up 112.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Liberia peaked at 47.7 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.6, in 2004.
That places Liberia 88th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.2 | — |
| 2001 | 23.2 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 23.1 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 22.3 | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 21.6 | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 21.6 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 22 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 22.2 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 22.3 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 22.2 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 22.1 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 22 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 22.2 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 22.4 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 22.7 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 23.3 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 24.2 | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 25.4 | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 27.1 | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 29.6 | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 32.6 | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 36.4 | +11.7% |
| 2023 | 41.3 | +13.5% |
| 2024 | 47.7 | +15.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.37 | 21.6 | 23.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.34 | 22 | 27.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.52 | 29.6 | 47.7 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More health data for Liberia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7528 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,097 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,457 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 2.37 % 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 0.0318 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 2.52 % 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 0.0316 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Liberia?
- Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Liberia was 47.7 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 47.7 in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6 in 2004.
- How does Liberia rank for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands)?
- Liberia ranks 88th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 112.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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).