Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in SEAR
SEAR: Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) was 4,932 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
4,932
Change on year
up 6.8%
Rank
14th
of 19 groups
All-time high
4,932
in 2024
All-time low
3,526
in 2011
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in SEAR, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in SEAR stood at 4,932. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in SEAR peaked at 4,932 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,526, in 2011.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in SEAR, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4,164 | — |
| 1991 | 4,252 | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 4,315 | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 4,356 | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 4,376 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 4,378 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 4,364 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 4,336 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 4,296 | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 4,245 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 4,191 | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 4,139 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 4,085 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 4,023 | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 3,957 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 3,882 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 3,796 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 3,710 | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 3,633 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 3,576 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 3,541 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 3,526 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 3,529 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 3,544 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 3,557 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 3,577 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 3,618 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 3,674 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 3,751 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 3,864 | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 4,001 | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 4,160 | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 4,363 | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 4,619 | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 4,932 | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,308 | 4,164 | 4,378 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,899 | 3,576 | 4,191 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,618 | 3,526 | 3,864 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,415 | 4,001 | 4,932 | 5 |
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More health data for SEAR
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases 164 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases 2,449 (2025)
- Under-five mortality rate 26.66 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) 23.13 (2024)
- Maternal mortality ratio 96.26 (2023)
- Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years 57,932 (2024)
- Number of deaths among adolescents 67,025 (2024)
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years 1.94 (2024)
- Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies 493.79 (2023)
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and 39.3% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in SEAR?
- Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in SEAR was 4,932 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 SEAR?
- The highest recorded value was 4,932 in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) recorded in SEAR?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,526 in 2011.
- How does SEAR rank for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands)?
- SEAR ranks 14th out of 19 groups with data for 2024.
- Is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) rising or falling in SEAR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SEAR 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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