Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Somalia
Somalia: Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) was 86.3 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Somalia, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 86.3 for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.7% on the previous year and up 47.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Somalia peaked at 96.1 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 57.2, in 2017.
Somalia ranks 63rd of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 88.6 | — |
| 2001 | 92 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 94.3 | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 95.7 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 96.1 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 95.2 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 92.8 | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 89.5 | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 85.5 | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 80.9 | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 76.1 | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 68.9 | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 62.7 | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 60 | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 58.4 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 57.4 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 57.3 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 57.2 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 57.2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 58.2 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 60.5 | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 64.2 | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 69 | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 75.9 | +10.0% |
| 2024 | 86.3 | +13.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.06 | 80.9 | 96.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.34 | 57.2 | 76.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.18 | 60.5 | 86.3 | 5 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 987.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,421 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 7.89 % 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 0.0291 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 7.68 % 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 0.0289 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Somalia?
- Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Somalia was 86.3 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.1 in 2004.
- What is the lowest overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.2 in 2017.
- How does Somalia rank for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands)?
- Somalia ranks 63rd out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia 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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