Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) was 63.9 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Sierra Leone, 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 Sierra Leone is 63.9, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 18.6% on the previous year and up 138.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Sierra Leone peaked at 63.9 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.8, in 2013.
Sierra Leone ranks 74th of 162 countries on this measure, 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 Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.9 | — |
| 2001 | 38.3 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 38.3 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 37.4 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 36.1 | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 34.5 | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 32.8 | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 31.2 | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 29.8 | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 28.7 | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 28 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 27.4 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 27 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 26.8 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 26.8 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 27 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 27.5 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 28.6 | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 30.2 | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 32.6 | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 36 | +10.4% |
| 2021 | 40.5 | +12.5% |
| 2022 | 46.3 | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 53.9 | +16.4% |
| 2024 | 63.9 | +18.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.5 | 28.7 | 38.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.19 | 26.8 | 32.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.12 | 36 | 63.9 | 5 |
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More health data for Sierra Leone
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.34 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,199 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,209 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 3.18 % 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 0.0354 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 2.95 % 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 0.0355 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Sierra Leone?
- Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Sierra Leone was 63.9 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 63.9 in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.8 in 2013.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands)?
- Sierra Leone ranks 74th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 138.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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