Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in WB_MI

WB_MI: Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) was 29,667 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
29,667
Change on year
up 2.1%
Rank
2nd
of 19 groups
All-time high
30,417
in 2013
All-time low
26,370
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in WB_MI, 1990–2024

010.0k20.0k30.0k1990200720241990: 26.4k1991: 26.7k1992: 26.8k1993: 26.8k1994: 26.8k1995: 26.7k1996: 26.7k1997: 26.9k1998: 27.2k1999: 27.4k2000: 27.7k2001: 28.1k2002: 28.4k2003: 28.7k2004: 29.0k2005: 29.2k2006: 29.4k2007: 29.5k2008: 29.7k2009: 29.9k2010: 30.1k2011: 30.2k2012: 30.3k2013: 30.4k2014: 30.4k2015: 30.3k2016: 30.2k2017: 30.1k2018: 29.9k2019: 29.6k2020: 29.4k2021: 29.1k2022: 28.9k2023: 29.0k2024: 29.7k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

WB_MI recorded 29,667 for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in 2024.

The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in WB_MI peaked at 30,417 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 26,370, 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 WB_MI, year by year

Annual values for Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands), model-based estimates in WB_MI, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 26,370
1991 26,710 +1.3%
1992 26,779 +0.3%
1993 26,793 +0.1%
1994 26,771 -0.1%
1995 26,678 -0.3%
1996 26,712 +0.1%
1997 26,917 +0.8%
1998 27,156 +0.9%
1999 27,424 +1.0%
2000 27,740 +1.2%
2001 28,072 +1.2%
2002 28,390 +1.1%
2003 28,712 +1.1%
2004 29,006 +1.0%
2005 29,226 +0.8%
2006 29,381 +0.5%
2007 29,538 +0.5%
2008 29,720 +0.6%
2009 29,915 +0.7%
2010 30,078 +0.5%
2011 30,204 +0.4%
2012 30,334 +0.4%
2013 30,417 +0.3%
2014 30,408 -0.0%
2015 30,336 -0.2%
2016 30,232 -0.3%
2017 30,106 -0.4%
2018 29,886 -0.7%
2019 29,631 -0.9%
2020 29,384 -0.8%
2021 29,145 -0.8%
2022 28,940 -0.7%
2023 29,049 +0.4%
2024 29,667 +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 26,831 26,370 27,424 10
2000s 28,970 27,740 29,915 10
2010s 30,163 29,631 30,417 10
2020s 29,237 28,940 29,667 5

Countries ranked near WB_MI

  1. 1 China 5,782 compare
  2. 2 India 4,207 compare
  3. 3 United States of America 1,798 compare
  4. 4 Brazil 1,425 compare
  5. 5 Egypt 1,322 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in WB_MI?
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in WB_MI was 29,667 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 WB_MI?
The highest recorded value was 30,417 in 2013.
What is the lowest overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) recorded in WB_MI?
The lowest recorded value was 26,370 in 1990.
How does WB_MI rank for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands)?
WB_MI ranks 2nd out of 19 groups with data for 2024.
Is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) rising or falling in WB_MI?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this WB_MI 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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Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands), model-based estimates
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
183 places, 4,765 data points, 1990–2024
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