Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Low income (World Bank)
Low income (World Bank): Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) was 4,126 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4,126
Change on year
up 11.3%
Rank
17th
of 19 groups
All-time high
4,126
in 2024
All-time low
2,124
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Low income (World Bank), 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Low income (World Bank) recorded 4,126 for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.3% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Low income (World Bank) peaked at 4,126 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,124, in 1990.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Low income (World Bank), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,124 | — |
| 1991 | 2,200 | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 2,300 | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 2,425 | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 2,555 | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 2,693 | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 2,853 | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 3,012 | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 3,160 | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 3,302 | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 3,433 | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 3,552 | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 3,666 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 3,762 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 3,823 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 3,851 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 3,848 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 3,818 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 3,767 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 3,696 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 3,609 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 3,511 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 3,402 | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 3,276 | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 3,152 | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 3,042 | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 2,956 | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 2,904 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 2,894 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 2,936 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 3,033 | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 3,186 | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 3,403 | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 3,707 | +9.0% |
| 2024 | 4,126 | +11.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,662 | 2,124 | 3,302 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,722 | 3,433 | 3,851 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,168 | 2,894 | 3,609 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,491 | 3,033 | 4,126 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Low income (World Bank)?
- Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Low income (World Bank) was 4,126 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 Low income (World Bank)?
- The highest recorded value was 4,126 in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) recorded in Low income (World Bank)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,124 in 1990.
- How does Low income (World Bank) rank for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands)?
- Low income (World Bank) ranks 17th out of 19 groups with data for 2024.
- Is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) rising or falling in Low income (World Bank)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low income (World Bank) 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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