Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Pakistan
Pakistan: Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) was 662 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Pakistan, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Pakistan is 662, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 9.2% on the previous year and down 49.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Pakistan peaked at 1,419 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 662, in 2024.
Pakistan ranks 10th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,210 | — |
| 2001 | 1,257 | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 1,297 | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 1,329 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 1,352 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 1,364 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 1,374 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 1,386 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 1,398 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 1,410 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 1,419 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 1,418 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1,401 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 1,369 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 1,323 | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 1,265 | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 1,198 | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 1,130 | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 1,062 | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 993.5 | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 926.2 | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 860.8 | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 795.4 | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 728.9 | -8.4% |
| 2024 | 662 | -9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,338 | 1,210 | 1,410 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,258 | 993.5 | 1,419 | 10 |
| 2020s | 794.66 | 662 | 926.2 | 5 |
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More health data for Pakistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8219 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 944.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 55,286 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0549 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 0.8963 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0452 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Pakistan?
- Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Pakistan was 662 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1,419 in 2010.
- What is the lowest overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 662 in 2024.
- How does Pakistan rank for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands)?
- Pakistan ranks 10th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan 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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