Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in WPR
WPR: Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) was 8,558 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8,558
Change on year
down 4.6%
Rank
6th
of 19 groups
All-time high
10,998
in 2017
All-time low
7,347
in 2001
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in WPR, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in WPR stood at 8,558.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in WPR peaked at 10,998 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7,347, in 2001.
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 WPR, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10,064 | — |
| 1991 | 10,063 | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 9,728 | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 9,310 | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 8,861 | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 8,333 | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 7,921 | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 7,700 | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 7,539 | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 7,416 | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 7,359 | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 7,347 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 7,352 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 7,400 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 7,494 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 7,607 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 7,759 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 7,995 | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 8,292 | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 8,631 | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 8,983 | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 9,334 | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 9,721 | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 10,090 | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 10,393 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 10,637 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 10,843 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 10,998 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 10,992 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 10,848 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 10,576 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 10,130 | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 9,524 | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 8,967 | -5.8% |
| 2024 | 8,558 | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,693 | 7,416 | 10,064 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,724 | 7,347 | 8,631 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,284 | 8,983 | 10,998 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,551 | 8,558 | 10,576 | 5 |
Countries ranked near WPR
- 3 United States 1,798 compare
- 4 Brazil 1,425 compare
- 5 Egypt 1,322 compare
- 6 Democratic Republic of Congo 822.6 compare
- 7 Mexico 760 compare
- 8 South Africa 757 compare
- 9 Vietnam 741.6 compare
More health data for WPR
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases 5,464 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases 159,013 (2025)
- Under-five mortality rate 12.12 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) 9.69 (2024)
- Maternal mortality ratio 35.42 (2023)
- Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years 35,571 (2024)
- Number of deaths among adolescents 36,886 (2024)
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years 1.24 (2024)
- Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies 176.35 (2023)
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and 25.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in WPR?
- Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in WPR was 8,558 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 WPR?
- The highest recorded value was 10,998 in 2017.
- What is the lowest overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) recorded in WPR?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,347 in 2001.
- How does WPR rank for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands)?
- WPR ranks 6th out of 19 groups with data for 2024.
- Is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) rising or falling in WPR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WPR 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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