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
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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- Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) 147,131 (2024)
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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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